Real Madrid has signed Kiko Femenia, a former Barcelona and Barca B player who fell out of favour at Camp Nou and decided to now join Castilla to restart his career.
A few words from Kiko after his transfer was made official by the official RM website:
"My goal is to get back to who Kiko was before joining Barcelona. Last two years were devastating for me, they brought me down mentally, because beforehand I played for Hercules and then everything changed."
"Before the arrival of Tata Martino my agent told me that Barca doesn't want me anymore. He said it before the pre-season, then he advised me to train with the team. I went there knowing I will not remain in the club. It took a lot for me to stay motivated, because it didn't matter whether I worked well or not. I only got to shake Martino's hand. I didn't get the chance to talk to him."
"I came to Barca with high hopes, but I shouldn't even have started thinking that way, because the next day was the day of disappointments. Everything is different on the inside than on the outside. All the complaints are not towards Eusebio, but towards the club. During these three years I did not get a call from Zubizarreta or from anyone else, no one cared about my well-being. In theory I was supposed to be an important player for Barcelona, but they didn't care from day one."
"In the last season I was supposed to play for the first-team and they did not select me for any Copa Del Rey game and didn't invite me to train with the first team at all."
"I did not feel valued in Barcelona. I need support to function. Real Madrid is doing it really well. They are constantly with me. Toril was really convincing when he called me personally. That's something Barcelona didn't do. Toril gave me more freedom and trust."
"I was always a madridista. I always respected Barcelona, but me and my family support Real Madrid since I was a kid."
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