Guido Rodríguez hopes for Argentina return, but says it’s “very tough” | OneFootball

Guido Rodríguez, world champion midfielder in Qatar 2022, was introduced as a new addition to Valencia and stated that he hasn't lost hope of being called up again to the Argentine National Team, although he acknowledged that it is "very difficult."

"If things go well for me and the club, it will bring the chance to return. Being in the national team is very difficult, but what I am focusing on in the short term are the important matches for Valencia," expressed the recent addition to the Spanish team.

The player who emerged from River, who hasn't been part of the national team since the Copa América 2024, also stated that if it were up to him, he would have signed a contract for more than six months with the Valencian entity, but added that "there is time for everything."

"There was little time, only a few days left, and it wasn't easy. If there had been more time to do it, I would have come for a longer period, but there is time for everything. It was a matter of negotiation, within the complexity of the situation, it had to be simple and quick," he explained in a press conference.

The world champion in Qatar 2022 with Argentina left the door open to continue with the Valencian entity. "Of course, I would love to do things well so that the club wants me to stay and for me to stay. The most important thing is the effort the club made, that I made, and how willing West Ham was for the three parties to come to an agreement," he noted.

Finally, Rodríguez showed himself to be "ambitious" and confident in changing the current situation of his new club. "I watched Valencia as a kid, and its image is of a historic club that achieved many things. It's not going through its best moment, but that doesn't stop it from being an attractive club for players; it depends on moments and seasons, we can change the moment and improve Valencia," he assured.

In the National Team, the player with a past in Defensa y Justicia played 30 matches and scored one goal, in the Copa América 2021 against Uruguay, but his last match was in 2024 against Peru, for that year's Copa América, which was Argentina's last title.

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