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Real Madrid legend Marcelo paid a special visit to the club’s Valdebebas training ground, where he met with his former teammates, new players, support staff, and the manager Carlo Ancelotti a head of their trip to Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup . The Spanish giants took to their official X account to send out a series of posts to mark the interaction on Monday, January 8.
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The journey for Marcelo at Real Madrid started as an unknown 18-year-old footballer, who had joined them from the Brazilian club Fluminense. During his illustrious tenure at Los Blancos, the 35-year-old won 25 trophies, including La Liga, Copa del Rey, FIFA Club World Cup, and the UEFA Champions League, among others.
Watch the video of Marcelo turning up at Real Madrid's training ground here:
After defeating Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final in 2022, Marcelo announced leaving Real Madrid after 15 years at the club to join Olympiakos before he returned to Fluminense. He spoke about the experience of going back to Real Madrid, “This meeting has been fantastic for me. It’s been a long time since the last time I was here, almost a year, and I’ve missed my home.”
Marcelo remarked how Jude Bellingham is his son's hero before recognising the quality of the newest addition at Real Madrid. The Brazilian was quoted as saying, “He’s my son Liam’s hero and he wanted to have his picture taken with him. He’s looking very good. He’s had a great start. Everybody knows that at Real Madrid there’s always room for improvement, but he’s had a tremendous start, almost unbeatable.”
The 35-year-old also revealed that he talked to Carlo Ancelotti before turning up for Fluminense’s Copa Libertadores win last year. He said, “I spoke to him before the Copa Libertadores final and said he was going to be supporting Fluminense. That’s why I wanted to give him the jersey I wore in the final because it was special for me and I know that all the Madrid fans were behind me.”
