[Sport] The revelation of Wesley Sneijder during his time at Real Madrid: "The bottle of vodka became my best friend"

[Dr.Drako]

 

The Dutchman, who won everything with Inter Milan led by Mourinho, wore the Real Madrid shirt between 2007 and 2009
Wesley Sneijder acknowledged in a biography published this Friday that he had problems with alcohol during his time at Real Madrid. The former Dutch player assured that his attitude "was unworthy" of the Spanish team, in which he played for two years, between 2007 and 2009.

 

“I was young, I enjoyed the success and the attention, I think things started to go wrong there. It was not about drugs, but about alcohol and 'rock and roll', and I got used to it, "Sneijder said in an excerpt from the biography published Wednesday by the magazine" Voetbal International. "

 

"I did not realize that the bottle of vodka became my best friend," said the footballer, a circumstance that his Dutch teammates Arjen Robben and Ruud van Nistelrooy warned him about.

 

Didn't want to listen

“They told me it wouldn't last long like this. He was playing quite well, but they insisted that he could do even better, "he added.

Sneijder got used to spending thousands of euros on his outings and inviting strangers. “I can't say that I resisted enough. He always went with some other player, usually with Guti ”, he assured.

 

“I was able to play a lot, but worse and more abruptly, less concentrated. My attitude was unworthy of Real Madrid. I lied to myself saying that everything was going well and I defended myself with my football intelligence, but I sank physically, ”explained the midfielder.

 

This is how he transferred from Ajax

On the other hand, he gave details about the push and pull that occurred between Ajax and Real Madrid for his transfer, since the Amsterdam club asked for 30 million euros and the white team offered 23 million.

 

None of the clubs changed their stance during the 2007 transfer market, so the footballer stood up and refused to play the Ajax-PSV Super Cup match.

 

“I had spent all my youth in Ajax and after that I played for Ajax in Eredivisie for years. The club had given me a lot, but I had also given him back a lot, "he explained.

 

The signing closed at 27 million and his salary went from one to three million euros net with a five-season contract, although Madrid sold him two years later to Inter Milan for about 16 million.