05:30 PM
Friday, January 3, 2025
Written by Hend Awad:
About 31 years ago, specifically in the 1994-95 season, Real Madrid was seeking to sign Argentine Kelly Gonzalez, the former Valencia and Inter Milan star, but a strange kidnapping operation prevented the deal from being completed.
Argentine Kelly Gonzalez narrated the details of the failure of the deal, and said in a press interview with the “Relivo” network: “The story is interesting. In the 1994-95 season, I was a rising player in Rosario Central, and when we faced Boca Juniors in Buenos, the coach decided to defend with young players and I was One of them, and we won the match, and the Argentine legend Maradona was watching the match.”
He added: “The officials in Spain were watching the match, specifically Valdano from Madrid, and he said that he loved this child (me) and I wanted him to join Real Madrid. Journalists from Marca came to interview me and I was wearing a Merengue shirt. Things were going and I was preparing for the match, but something happened that I did not expect.” “.
He explained: “Maradona told Valdano that he wanted me in Boca, and he actually intervened and spoke with my agent, and suddenly I was locked in the hotel for 3 days with my father, and officials at Real Madrid contacted my family, but they could not find my whereabouts. “I was kidnapped,” and no one was able to find me. the audience”.
He concluded his statements: “The situation continued until my agent came and said, ‘You will not go to Madrid, because they offered an amount of money that was not what we discussed.’ It was all a lie, then Maradona intervened, spoke to the managers, and I went to Boca Juniors.”
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