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Riquelme: "I had other options but I like the Girona project"

"In Girona it was where my way of playing fit the best and the coach was key".

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Riquelme: "I had other options but I like the Girona project"

"In Girona it was where my way of playing fit the best and the coach was key"

BARCELONA, 9 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The new Girona FC player Rodrigo Riquelme, who arrives on loan from Atlético de Madrid until the end of the season, assured that he opted for the 'gironí' club project due to the way he played and the conversations he had with the coach, Míchel , and with the sports director, Quique Cárcel.

"I really liked the Girona project, what I talked about with Quique and with the coach, they gave me confidence. It is true that I had other options but from the first moment I really liked the Girona project," he said in his presentation.

In this sense, he smiled when remembering that he suffered in Montilivi as a rival. "I had to suffer them here with Mirandés and I really liked his style. It was where my way of playing fit in best. The conversations with the coach were key", he reiterated.

After making his debut in the pre-season, the moment of truth arrives this weekend with the debut in LaLiga Santander, in a duel against Valencia CF at the Mestalla. "I look good, very motivated, like the whole group. We have been working well, I see a very good atmosphere and that is ideal to start the championship well", he predicted.

On a personal level, he also wants to repay the trust placed in him by Girona. "I hope to contribute what I can, I'm going to give my best and repay the confidence the coach has placed in me", he was honest.

Asked where he is most comfortable on the pitch, he defended his versatility. "I have that virtue that I can play in any attack zone. But hey, I'm going to try to do my best wherever the coach puts me, although I feel more comfortable on the left," he acknowledged.

"I think I'm a boy who associates very well, maybe scoring is not my strong point. But well, last year I made it clear that I can be important in the attacking zone, and I feel comfortable scoring goals, although like everyone I like score", he commented regarding his style of play.

"I see the group with a lot of ambition and it is one of the things that most caught my attention and that I liked. It was one of the reasons why I came. And they told me to always go to win and compete. You can do great things this year," he concluded.

The president of Girona FC, Delfí Geli, celebrated Riquelme's loan. "We signed a young player with projection and talent. He is a player who is already showing his quality. We are happy that you are here and that you can continue to grow as a player and that you can help us in our growth," he asked.

"Thank Atlético de Madrid for the facilities they have given us so that Riquelme is here. He had many options to play in First Division teams and luckily he is here with us. All the luck and that you are very comfortable with us," he added.

For his part, the sports director of the Gironí club, Quique Cárcel, said he was "very happy" that the midfielder is in Montilivi.

"Thank his agents for their trust, Atlético because it has allowed us to bring in a player that many teams wanted. His talent can help us a lot, we know him very well and he was a player that the coach and I wanted no matter what. He can help us provide quality and we want to see him play on Sunday", he assured.