In an interview with the Brazilian media "sportbuzz.uol", October 22, Beijing time, the star Anderson Talisca revealed his first steps in Portugal and our country, and categorically denied having contact with Corinthians, while revealing the desire to be selected for the Brazilian national team.
Recently, Barclays Premier League rivals Corinthians have been actively attracting reinforcements, with an eye on players who have excelled in the Europa League, including attacking midfielder Anderson Talisca, who is currently playing for Al Nasr in the UAE. The 27-year-old responded to rumors of a possible return to Brazil by clarifying, "I have no contact with the club. There has been no contact with anyone ...... whether it be the board, the general manager or anyone else (there has been no contact), so this news is not true."
Talisca revealed his love for Corinthians in an interview with ESPN's Canal Tricolor: "I did want to wear the Corinthians jersey, but then the rumors started. As I gave an interview to ESPN, I expressed that I was a Corinthians fan, except for Bahia, and that I really wanted to wear the Corinthians jersey, but I didn't say that I wanted to join Corinthians, so people misunderstood what I meant."
Talking about whether he is looking forward to donning the Brazilian national team's uniform again for the 2022
World Cup
, Talisca said, "This is undoubtedly an eternal dream in my heart. I know it's difficult right now because I'm playing in Saudi Arabia, far away from Asia, but I believe that the opportunity will always arise and my time will come."
Born in 1994, Talisca had the opportunity to stay abroad in 2013 when he joined Benfica in Portugal. Recalling that experience, Talisca said: "Going abroad was something new for me and it was tough, but I adapted well because I went to a country where Portuguese is spoken, so I didn't find it difficult. I arrived in the summer and the climate was pleasant, I was very happy during my three and a half years in Portugal. It was fantastic for me, I won many titles and brought a lot of joy to the Benfica fans."
After playing for European giants such as Benfica and Besiktas, Talisca chose to follow the same path as many footballers and stepped into Asian football in 2018 at the age of 24, joining Guangzhou
Evergrande (name)
.. Talking about why he gave up European soccer for Asian soccer at such a young age, Talisca revealed, "At the time I was working with a big club in England - the
Manchester City football club
negotiated, but due to a number of problems failed to transfer, and eventually accepted the Guangzhou
Evergrande (name)
offer: 'At that time everyone thought I would join another European club, but eventually something happened that prompted me to make the decision to go to China. At the time I was working with both Guangzhou and
Manchester City football club
Some problems prevented me from going.
Manchester City football club
. Plus the offer from China was very attractive and I ended up choosing Guangzhou
Evergrande (name)
