Marcos Alonso confesses that he has always been from Barça despite having played with Madrid
Last summer the FC Barcelona He captured all the covers and debates in the media due to his great activity in the transfer market. Several were the leading players who ended up wearing the Barça shirt. One of them was Mark Alonso.
The Spanish winger ended up landing in the Camp Nou to fight with Jordi Alba Y Alexander Balde for a place in the starting eleven Xavi Hernandez. Finally, and due largely to the injuries of several teammates in defense, has ended up playing regularly, although central on most occasions.
Notably Mark Alonso keeps a madridista past, since he played in the lower categories and ended up making his debut in the first team of the Real Madrid from the hand of Pilgrims.
But nevertheless, the player himself has recognized in an interview with Diario Sport that he has always been a culé.
He did the Madrid tests "reluctantly"
In this interview the good Mark Alonso admits that in his house everyone was from Barcelona and that he was not particularly excited about doing the tests to enter the white quarry:
“My father was a coach since we were little and we followed him around different cities, cheering on the team wherever he was, but obviously my father's team was Barça and at home we all belonged to Barça”.
“At first it was difficult. After testing a bit reluctantly, they called me to go. my parents laughed. In the end it was the best thing to develop me. I was there for many years, I grew as a footballer and a person and I can't say otherwise", affirms.
Marcos Alonso's grandfather, a Real Madrid legend
Mark Alonso Mendoza (1990) comes from a removal of soccer players where his grandfather Marcos Alonso Imaz (1933-2012 ) and his father Marcos Alonso Pena (1959) they were professional soccer players. And not only that, the 3, Have you ever played for the Spanish national team?.
His grandfather, known as 'Marquitos', played more than 10 years at Real Madrid with which he won 5 European cups. His father, on the other hand, was a footballer for teams like Atlético de Madrid and Racing de Santander but also for Barça in the middle of the 80.
His bet to leave Chelsea for Barça was risky
One of the most surprising things about the arrival of Mark Alonso al Barça was that he left his privileged position in the Chelsea to fight for a gap in a Barça project under construction. Well, he has also spoken about this situation:
“At any point in my career, If you ask me what team I wanted to play for, I tell you that my basic desire was to play for Barça, like my father did. He belongs to the team that he was as a child and maybe it was another risky decision, get out of the comfort zone, but it's a nice project, that motivates me a lot. after so much time away, playing in La Liga before the end of my career was something I wanted, It was a plus for the decision”, concludes.
