Free agent Marcelo returns to Brazil home team

2023-02-25 15:48

Free agent Marcelo returns to Brazil home team

Former Real Madrid defender Marcelo Vieira became a free agent after ending his contract. Now his parent team, Brazil Fluminense, officially announced that Marcelo will return to join the team.


The Fluminense club officially issued an announcement: "The kid who left Fluminense and won the world championship is back! Fluminense signed Marcelo on Friday. The 34 The 20-year-old left-back is one of the best players in the world. His contract with the team will expire in December 2024 and can be renewed until the end of 2025. Marcelo's jersey is No. 12, which means It was his defining number during his 15-year career at Real Madrid."


Free agent Marcelo returns to Brazil home team

In 2005, Marcelo played for Fluminense's youth team. Two years later, Marcelo was sold to Real Madrid . Marcelo played a total of 546 games for Real Madrid, scoring 38 goals and contributing 103 assists. Marcelo has won 25 championship trophies with Real Madrid, including 6 La Liga titles and 5 Champions League titles.


After Marcelo ended his 15-year career in Real Madrid, he transferred to the Greek team Olympiacos. He only played 10 games for the Greek team and scored 3 goals. However, last week Marcelo and Olympiacos agreed to terminate the contract.


Before Fluminense announced Marcelo's joining, many people speculated that Marcelo, like his former teammate Ronaldo, would go to Saudi Arabia if Riyadh wins.


Before Fluminense's next home game, Marcelo also greeted the local fans via video. It is said that after completing the transfer procedures, Marcelo will arrive in the local area within 2 weeks and join the team for training.


Marcelo said that it is difficult to express in words what it means to him to return to Fluminense, because he has wanted to return to his hometown for many years, to return to the club that trained him and taught him football knowledge. in the team.