Amadou Diawara: I wanted to join Valencia | OneFootball

Speaking in an interview with AS, Roma player Amadou Diawara opened up about almost joining Valencia in January.

On Carlo Ancelotti at Napoli

“Carlo is a gentleman, everyone knows that. In the summer when he arrived, I remember that one afternoon I received several video calls from an unknown number. I didn’t want to answer, and minutes later I got a normal call. That’s when I answered and he said ‘hey, it’s the manager’. What a ridiculous thing to say (laughs). Another thing stuck in my mind. The day I left, he stopped his car to come and say goodbye to me and he did it in a way that I will remember all my life.”

Almost joining Valencia

“I was at the Africa Cup of Nations, they called me to tell me about the teams interested and I chose Valencia. I would have closed the deal straight away, but I waited for four, five more days and in the end nothing was done. I still don’t know why.”

Would you like to play in Spain?

“I love La Liga. If the opportunity arises, of course.”