Gameiro: "In the Barça my time of game went to diminish"

The new forward of the Athletic of Madrid Kevin Gameiro explained in an interview published this Friday by the newspaper "L'Équipe" the reasons by which decided to accept the ofrecimiento rojiblanco and not going to the FC Barcelona, where Luis Enrique expected him with the open arms. To trial of the frances, with 19 years of age, the offer of the Athletic "perhaps the last opportunity to join to a big club".

"It knew that if it went to the Barça was to find me like fourth forward. My time of game think that went to diminish", declared the attacker Frenchman that, to his time, valued the ofrecimiento colchonero as very well since it treated of a "very good project". Remaining clear therefore that the possibility to play more in the Madrilenian team prevailed in his signing above the offer of the Barça.

The tip affirmed that it arrives to the Atleti knowing that the team "was like a big family" the past campaign and marking as objective "go as far as possible". The attacker suffers an injury of degree I in the aductor long of the left leg that will prevent him exercise with his mates these days, but knows that when it go back will have to "work a lot" to win a place.

"It thinks that play in Spain is only conserve the balloon, but is not like this: there is a lot of pressure and repliegue defensive, but is a pleasure", affirmed a Gameiro to conclude saying that the finish in the Athletic and no in another club, in reference to the Barça, gave also with the aim to go back to the selection. "If no, it would not be in the Athletic (laughs). The aim is to approach me to the Bleus. I go to work hard to give results in the Athletic and integrate this team of France", said.