Fallen prospect Pedro Ruiz Delgado has clarified why he had to retire early. The 24-year-old had been under contract with OM for three years without playing.
His name necessarily says something to Olympique de Marseille fans. Pedro Ruiz Delgado arrived from Real Madrid in 2021 with the reputation of being a forward of the future. His performances were particularly brilliant in the Youth League. However, the serious injuries got the better of his patience… The person concerned explained it with the look of a 24-year-old whose dream had fallen through the cracks.
“I would give an arm to be able to play five minutes. I had just scored two goals against PSG in the Youth League, I felt very good, and it happened to me with Castilla (it happened in the match against Penya Deportiva , January 26, 2020). On a clearance from my central defender, I was in the duel with Copete, who is now in Mallorca, I jumped with a knee cramp and when I got it stretched, everything broke. The cruciate, the internal meniscus and the external meniscus.
Despite everything, Raúl told me to continue playing, that I had nothing even if I cried, and I said to him: 'Do you want to see if I have anything or not?' And stubborn as I am I played another five minutes. But I remember they scored a goal and when it was time to take the throw-in, my knee completely dislocated. When I came out, I said to him: 'And there, you see that I have something?'
Doctor Leyes, the surgeon in Madrid, told me it was the worst knee injury he had ever seen in his life. My arrival in Marseille was a light in the night. It’s thanks to Pablo Longoria (the president of the Marseille club), who already wanted me in Valencia. I owe him a lot. He gave me life. We spent a lot of money, but nothing worked. My problem is not that I can't play at a high level, it's that I can't run from here to there,” Ruiz Delgado said at the microphone ofAS.
Pedro Ruiz Delgado was announced as a future great striker. The Spaniard had finishing qualities with both feet, a large frame of one meter 95 and speed to match. His statistics were very interesting for Castilla and Real did not want to part with him before his very serious knee injury.
From now on, he will have to move towards other horizons. The person concerned has not yet announced his objectives for his post-career.
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