DAVID LUIZ REVEALS WHAT MADE HIM STAY AT FLAMENGO: "I NEED THIS TO LIVE"

The episode about Flamengo defender David Luiz was released this Thursday (4), on the interview channel "The Players’ Tribune". During the video, the player talks about how the pandemic period was crucial for his coming to Flamengo.

- And the decision, Flamengo, was to see: "Wow, how difficult it was not to miss the wedding of my only sister, in Brazil. I couldn't go! How difficult it was, countless birthdays, anniversaries that I was away from. How difficult it was to play for Chelsea, win titles, score goals, 60 thousand people shouting my name, then arriving home. , there was no one."

- The pandemic made me reflect on this, on life, on people, on the couch. And then, during the pandemic, I came back, there were about five, ten teams from Europe to come back to, and I saw my nephew growing up, playing football with him, I stayed in Brazil for three months, my sister, my father, my mother. And then, the mobilization of the Nation began, that whole thing, and I said: "You know what? This is where I should be!" - Completed the defender.

Even knowing the challenges he would have to face coming to Flamengo, the player made a point of listing the benefits of defending the colors of Rubro-Negro:

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- I need this, I need this to live! I need to go against the system. I can't help myself to cower and run away from what I have the opportunity to do in my life, which is to show people that it is possible! - The Flamengo star concluded.

David Luiz has a contract with Flamengo until the end of 2024 However, the defender's recent performances are being highly praised and the defender may be offered a contract renewal.

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