Alonso: Chelsea are the most important club of my career and I never had any intention of leaving

In Chelsea's 3-3 draw with West Brom in September 2020, Blues defender Marcos Alonso was replaced at half-time and then returned to the dressing room, after which he was difficult to enter the squad again. In an interview ahead of the Club World Cup match against Palmeiras, Marcos Alonso spoke about what happened during that game, saying he didn't leave early and explaining everything to Lampard, who didn't accept it.

Marcos Alonso said: "I watched the game on the upstairs steps and with 5 minutes to go, the security guards at West Brom told me I couldn't watch the game there, so I walked down the steps to the dressing room. Then when the referee blew the final whistle, I went to the manager before the team came back. ”

"I left without any ill will, I just took a shower at halftime, I took a shower upstairs and went out. Of course, I wasn't happy with the progress of the game and everything, but I didn't have any ill will and I communicated with my teammates immediately after that. ”

"I asked if anyone felt offended or had other feelings, and they all said it was okay. That's what happened, but that shouldn't be the case. The head coach didn't accept it, but I explained everything that happened. He thought I left before the end of the game and I told him I wasn't doing that. There were some medical staff in the locker room who could provide the right information about what was going on at the time, and of course, that's now in the past. ”

"I was absent for a while but then I came back and I scored, we won the derby against Tottenham, my career here is not over, I still have a contract with the club and I'm going to be here for a long time. Chelsea are the most important club of my career and I want to reciprocate the opportunities they have given me and that is my only goal. ”

"We're going to have good moments, we're going to have bad moments and, of course, there's going to be a change of manager. But my contract was with Chelsea and I worked for that club. I always get interest from other clubs, but frankly, I never had any intention of leaving. ”

"I want to fight for my place, I know what I can bring to this team and it will always be my goal to give chelsea until the club tells me anything else. I'm so happy to be here and win these trophies and I look forward to making history on Saturday and continuing to make the fans and ourselves happy." ”

"Why not stay here longer?" I still have a year and a half left on my contract. Now, I'm not going to think about anything other than Saturday's game. Whether I can renew my contract is a question I don't know the answer to because it doesn't just depend on what I think, but I will always try to give 100% and always focus on the next game. I'm happy here, so why not stay longer? ”

(Ma Dongyu)