Pisa, Albiol: "Going back to Napoli will be special, it feels like home" | OneFootball

Raul Albiol spoke during the Media Day organized today by Pisa. The Spanish defender returned to Italy at 40 years old after his last major experience with Villarreal, with whom he won a Europa League. The former Real Madrid player will face Napoli in the next matchday, a club he played for from 2013 to 2019 and to which he is still very attached.

Albiol: “After many years, I still feel affection and love”

Among the many experienced players who joined Serie A in this transfer window is Raul Albiol. The Spanish defender, who recently turned 40, accepted Pisa's offer, returning to Serie A after six wonderful seasons with Napoli, where he formed one of the strongest defensive pairs in recent years with Koulibaly. The former Real player was left without a team after leaving Villarreal, a club where he had become captain. However, last season Marcelino decided to bench him, preferring younger profiles.

Today Albiol gave an interview during the Media Day organized by the Tuscan club. Here is a small excerpt of his words: “The club did everything to bring me here, I must repay this trust at the highest level. For me, it is the most important challenge of my career, a great experience: we will fight for the salvation of a team that returned to Serie A after 34 years, we must all give our best together.”

We remind you that on Monday evening, for the fourth day of Serie A, Albiol's Pisa will face Napoli. Here is the Spanish defender's thought: “Facing Napoli? Returning to Naples is special: it is my home, I lived spectacular years and improved as a man and as a player. After many years, I still feel affection and love.”

Francesco Landi

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