Elkeson agreed to his arrival at Grêmio, but said he received several offers and one of them was from a rival of Botafogo; check out what he said!
This Wednesday, the 13th, the Guild presented Elkeson and he talked about not going to the Botafogo for the 2022 season. With great history at Glorioso, his name was always directly linked to the Rio team, but he never received an official offer. Even so, he had a direct rival from the alvinegro who dreamed of hiring him.
In a press conference, Elkeson said that an opponent from the same city as Botafogo even made a proposal for his football. However, the current Grêmio striker chose not to accept it and went free on the market. After a long period of uncertainty in the market, he decided his future last week and signed a contract until the end of this 2022 season with Tricolor.
CHANNEL – ATHLETISTIC:
When I arrived in Brazil I had several polls, no official proposal. At that moment I said no to several clubs, especially one that is a rival to a team from when I left Brazil. I said no out of respect for this club that I passed, which is Botafogo. Out of respect for him I said no to other clubs“, he stated.
Elkeson’s agreement with Grêmio and his return to Brazil was not only motivated by the desire to return to his homeland, but also by a certain pressure. The striker’s mother, according to Tricolor’s new reinforcement, was already worried about the possibility of her son not returning to Brazilian territory and this weighed on her to accept the offer from the Rio Grande do Sul team.
“My mother also didn’t see me perform for a long time and she charged me for that, for being out of the country for a long time, the difficulty of following the games. I hope the fans calm down a bit, because I’m very professional and I’m going to train a lot to perform the role that Roger asks me to do as soon as possible.“, added the new Gremio striker.
Elkeson arrives from the other side of the world to help our group in 2022! In China for 9 years, he became a naturalized Chinese and has already defended the country’s national team. The 32-year-old striker has signed a contract with Grêmio until the end of the season.歡迎! 🇪🇪⚽
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