- To Villarreal, Parejo's exile
Dani Parejo dreamed of saying goodbye to Valencia at the Mestalla when his football no longer allowed him to continue in the elite and he had no choice but to end a career in which he had "nothing better than playing for Valencia" . However, he did it as a Villarreal player and from his private home and with the only vestige of his past on the shelf; the captain's armband .
The midfielder did not want to delve into the reasons why Valencia has given him the letter of freedom, because he assures that he does not know them. But he does intuit them. " I have said what I had to say at all times. I do not know if that was a reason . I am who I am. I say things sincerely. If that is why, I go with my head high," he repeated in more than one occasion in his telematic press conference.
Parejo explained that the club tells him that the idea is not to continue next season "when the competition was still at stake." Specifically, the call to his agent was before the game against Leganés , a week before the end of the championship. "I do not see that they are the best ways to communicate this. I understand and respect that it could be the best for the club. But I do not agree that this is the time or the place to do it." "I wanted to find some formula to continue, but it could not be," he explained.
Was there an economic reason behind it , as the club claims? "I don't know, but if that's the case, I don't think this would be my place, because if you want to be a strong and powerful club and fight to get into the Champions League, I understand that you have to have great players, but they haven't given me any reason if is my salary or my behavior or that I say things the way I think them. I told my agent that I wanted to retire at Valencia, that my life is here. I leave sad and hurt, but very proud that when I put on the Valencia jersey I have given everything, "insisted Parejo, who still looks strange with the Villarreal jersey.
A bitter pill has been having to explain to his son Dani that he will no longer play for Valencia. "He asks me why I am going to change teams, if he has always been from Valencia," he said, unable to hold back the tears. "It's sad, but children are children and they will end up understanding it. When he sees me play, he will play Villarreal, I suppose."
On whether his relationship with Marcelino took its toll , Parejo handled himself with elegance and a cool head. "I do not know. It is something that I do not control and I do not know if it has affected. Marcelino, Valverde, Nuno or Emery I can only say good things. You cannot value someone for that ." He says he barely knows Peter Lim and with Anil Murthy he has "just had a relationship." "I have always said things the way I think to Anil, to a teammate or to the coach . I am on my face and that could have hurt me anyway, but I have a clear conscience and I leave with my head held high." This last reflection was also due to the darts of Ferran Torres. "I have always been a good captain for my teammates," said Coslada at some point in the conversation.
The former captain sees the future of the club "with uncertainty." "I can only wish him the best. I will always carry Valencia in my heart because it has been the club of my life," he said.
Del Villarreal hopes that "an exciting project, in a stable club that does things very well, with great players and a great coach", where they will meet Coquelin . "I expected it. He is a great player."
And again his voice was cut off when he thought if one day he will have a canvas in Mestalla like great captains like Puchades or Albelda. "I do not know if they will put me on a canvas in Mestalla. For me today Valencia is the best. I have not been in another club like it . We will see the future."
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