'I will always be grateful to him because, being a nobody, I was well received by him.'
Valverde made the move to Madrid from Uruguayan side Penarol in 2016 and went on to establish himself as a key player under bothBut a year earlier, Valverde was allowed to take part in a week-long trial with Arsenal, although the Gunners, who were managed byqualifier against Chile, Valverde was asked about Alexis Sanchez and the 25-year-old admits he will ‘always be grateful’ for how he was treated by the former Arsenal forward during his brief time with the Premier League club.
‘I will always be grateful to him because, being a nobody, I was well received by him. He was there to help me when I was a kid.Sanchez, meanwhile, had hoped to face Valverde in Chile’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on Friday but the 34-year-old, who completed a return to Inter on a free transfer last month, is still lacking match fitness.
‘Alexis has undergone medical examinations in relation to his signing and we want to be cautious regarding his physical situation,’ Chile’s head coach Eduardo Berizzo said this week. ‘We are evaluating his health and physical condition carefully. We will decide whether he is included in Friday’s game [against Uruguay] or if we will maintain the hope of having him for Tuesday’s game [against Colombia].’
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