Ligue 1 side Nantes officially announced that with the 24-year-old Spanish back Pedro Zillivera to 2026, From valencia youth training Zillivera joined Liverpool at the age of 16, stayed in the Reds for 7 years, in 2020 politely refused Liverpool's retention, under the encouragement of Klopp to move to Ligue 1, the past two seasons have become the core of Nantes' midfield.
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Zillivera originally signed Nantes to a contract that ended the season, and this extension extended his contract for 4 years, rewarding the Spanish back for the positive role played by the team. After last season's run-in and improvement, Zillivera has become an absolute main force in Nantes this season, playing 2954 minutes for Nantes on all fronts, ranking fifth in the team, second only to the team's No. 10 Brass among midfielders, contributing 3 goals and 1 assist.
Chirivera from Valencia entered the Bats Army youth training at the age of 7 until the age of 16, and after joining the Reds, he was loaned to the Forward Eagles, Willem II and Extremadura, and in the 2019-20 season, Zillivera entered the Liverpool first team list, but did not get many opportunities to perform, but only made three appearances in the League Cup and the FA Cup, contributing 1 assist. Chirivera, who is a midfield metronome type, was favored by many Reds fans at that time.
At the end of the 2019-20 season, Liverpool took the initiative to negotiate a contract extension with Zillivera, but Zillivera himself wanted to join a team that could get more exercise opportunities, and consulted Klopp on the transfer to Nantes, Klopp encouraged him to be brave, and told Ziri villa Ligue 1 is a very promising league, Zillivera eventually joined Nantes as a free agent.
To Uncle Scum, Zillivera is full of gratitude: "He is very good to me, and I have only gratitude for him." Someday, I'll tell my kids, my grandchildren, that I've ever worked with the greatest coach in football history. ”