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Iniesta Not Envious Of Real Madrid’s Kaka & Ronaldo Swoop
‘San Andres’ does not believe that Los Blancos are going overboard in trying to sign CR7, but he doesn’t think that his side have anything to worry about.
Jun 26, 2009 4:12:18 AM
Real Madrid have so far been roundly criticised for their mammoth spending in their attempts to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to the Santiago Bernabeu, but Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta couldn’t care less about their arch rivals’ controversial transfer activities.
“They [Kaka and Ronaldo] are two of the best players, but we do not have anything to be envious about,” Iniesta said during an interview on late night talk show programme, 'Buenafuente', as reported by AS.
“We have already had a spectacular season and I always had faith that things would turn out well for us,” he added.
Iniesta was then asked by the host, Andreu Buenafuente, to explain a video of him as an 11-year-old, declaring his love for Madrid.
“My very first team was Albacete and my second was Barca, but we had to face each other one day and Barca put seven goals past us. That’s why I had to change,” he clarified.
“But then I came to La Masia and I became a cule more than ever. Barcelona and Catalunya have given practically everything to me and my family, which is why I want to devote the rest of my playing career to Barca,” he beamed.
Finally, Iniesta, currently recovering from injury, spoke about Spain’s shock elimination from the Confederations Cup.
“It just goes to show that it is not easy to win these matches. Everyone [in Spain] was already thinking about Brazil,” he moaned.
According to AS, during the interview the phone on Buenafuente’s desk rang and he informed Iniesta that Madrid president Florentino Perez was on the line. The Barca man told the host to hang up.
KS Leong, Goal.com
For more on Spain click ahead to Goal.com's Spain homepage!
“They [Kaka and Ronaldo] are two of the best players, but we do not have anything to be envious about,” Iniesta said during an interview on late night talk show programme, 'Buenafuente', as reported by AS.
“We have already had a spectacular season and I always had faith that things would turn out well for us,” he added.
Iniesta was then asked by the host, Andreu Buenafuente, to explain a video of him as an 11-year-old, declaring his love for Madrid.
“My very first team was Albacete and my second was Barca, but we had to face each other one day and Barca put seven goals past us. That’s why I had to change,” he clarified.
“But then I came to La Masia and I became a cule more than ever. Barcelona and Catalunya have given practically everything to me and my family, which is why I want to devote the rest of my playing career to Barca,” he beamed.
Finally, Iniesta, currently recovering from injury, spoke about Spain’s shock elimination from the Confederations Cup.
“It just goes to show that it is not easy to win these matches. Everyone [in Spain] was already thinking about Brazil,” he moaned.
According to AS, during the interview the phone on Buenafuente’s desk rang and he informed Iniesta that Madrid president Florentino Perez was on the line. The Barca man told the host to hang up.
KS Leong, Goal.com
For more on Spain click ahead to Goal.com's Spain homepage!
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