体坛英语资讯：Diego Alves: I declined offers from Europe to join Flamengo
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 17-- <span word="Goalkeeper">Goalkeeper</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="Alves">Alves</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 32-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Valencia">Valencia</span>.</p><p><span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="just">just</span> 300,000 <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>-<span word="stopper">stopper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="expires">expires</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2020.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>," <span word="Alves">Alves</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>."</p><p><span word="Alves">Alves</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="around">around</span> 150,000 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="around">around</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Valencia">Valencia</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Tite">Tite</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="Alves">Alves</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="up">up</span>."</p><p><span word="Alves">Alves</span> <span word="made">made</span> 146 <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Valencia">Valencia</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> 2011 <span word="move">move</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Almeria">Almeria</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2016, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="saves">saves</span> (17) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Andoni">Andoni</span> <span word="Zubizarreta">Zubizarreta</span>.</p>
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