Mateo Retegui: “I could have gone to Atletico Madrid, but Genoa right choice.”

The arrival in Italy might not have materialized.

Genoa soccer market: Mateo Retegui might not have dressed in redblù né landing in Serie A. Before his move to Liguria, in fact, the possibility of playing in the Spanish La Liga with the jersey of Atletico Madrid was hot for him. Explaining this è was the direct interested party, moreover, not aware of the reasons why the move to the Colchoneros faded away.

"I can not explain in detail what happened, I can forò say that I was close to Atletico Madrid – told Retegui to the Spaniards of 'AS' -. I usually try not to listen to rumors, and with Diego Simeone I never had a chance to talk. There had been forò a meeting with the club. Meanwhile, I arrived at Genoa, where I am very happy".

Retegui then explained how he wentò his approach with Genoa: "It was coach Gilardino who phoned me. Then I talked to other people at the club, and I realized that I would have even more chances to win the Italy jersey. That was my main desire, and the decision è turned out to be absolutely right".

"Genoa è like a family, the team does things very well and everything works at its best. There'è synergy with the management and the fans, the stadium è always very warm. Every day I arrive and leave always smiling", concluded Retegui.