Roberto San Juan: Pulga never asked me to get him out of here | OneFootball

Roberto San Juan, representative of Luis Miguel "Pulga" Rodríguez, spoke with the ADN program on Radio GOL 96.7, hosted by Darío Pignata, to address the complex current situation of his client at Colón. The club notified him of the extension of his leave until January 31, just as the player was about to show up for training, which caused annoyance in the footballer’s circle.

Details of the situation and the player’s stance

San Juan expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation, although he emphasized the good relationship and willingness to engage in dialogue with the board, especially with José Alonso, the club’s president. The representative stated that the player is "completely upset." He traveled 800 kilometers "with the hope of training" and "missed 15 days of preseason". San Juan sent a message to José Alonso that morning "when Pulga informed me about the issue."

The representative indicated that the decision for "Pulga" not to be considered is being forced by "the decision of Medrán and Colotto that Pulga should not be considered for sporting reasons, so they are already being forced into this situation." Despite this, the player is following the proper guidelines to try to "live comfortably, that today they would have welcomed him and he would be training with his teammates at this moment". San Juan clarified that "Pulga" has never asked to leave the club: "He never told me, get me out of here, I don’t want to be here, I want to leave, no, quite the opposite."

To resolve this situation, a meeting was scheduled for today at 3 p.m. between San Juan, the management, and José Alonso at the Colón hotel.

The Colón management offered Rodríguez the possibility to retire at the club, even with a testimonial match, but the player wants to keep playing. San Juan mentioned that he told Alonso: "If he wants to keep playing, that doesn’t invalidate anything, he told me, it doesn’t invalidate it, because that would be available whenever Pulga wants to take it, but it’s clear that you said, either he continues, or we have to reach a financial agreement because he still has 12 months ahead". San Juan is convinced that "Pulga" will continue playing football, since physically he is "gifted" and his intention is to keep going. The idea was a joint project "to know that this year they are indeed building a team, as they are doing, that he would be part of it and that he would fight to return to the first division and reach complete happiness".

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