Rubilio Castillo talks about the rejected offer from Marathon, why he signed with Motagua and what he experienced in China.
2024-01-07
New forward of Motagua, Rubilio Castillo, He talked about his return to Honduran soccer and also a little bit about everything he experienced in China, where Nantong Ziyun emerged as the club’s top scorer.
Rubidium signed with Motagua For two years, but there is an exit clause if a better offer arises abroad.
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About his performances in China, he said this on the Cinco Deportivo programme: “In the cup I scored one goal and in the official tournament I scored eight goals, I think it was not a bad performance, they wanted me to continue, but well, some terms and conditions. “They didn’t allow me to continue, I was facing a family problem that was complicating things for me, that’s why I decided to return.”
Rubilio Castillo He also talked about what life is like in China and how he dealt with the language issue.
“We had to adapt, now there are smartphones and they help you very well, I had a translator from Spanish to Chinese. What helped me a lot is that there were many foreigners, two Brazilians, one Portuguese and one Croatian, thank God we learned to speak English, we met with them, we had a barbecue, which helped us,” he said. .
Something strange happened Rubidium It was a social network issue in China, where the use of TikTok is banned.
“It’s very good in terms of infrastructure, China is a different country, it’s another world there, that’s why they care so much about their environment, they close their country, not much information comes out. Tiktok is not accepted there, the rules are very strict, before China there was now queue, they invested a lot of money, they built infrastructure that was very extravagant, there are places that do not need them and it is wasted. You can have Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, but they have to track you, everything is controlled, that is, if you upload on Instagram that China is a bad country, they block your account and you can be sanctioned. is,” he said.
In addition to the interest of Motagua And no Marathon, Rubilio Castillo He says he was able to go to Arabia.
“I had a real offer to go abroad, to Arabia, but it’s not Saudi Arabia, just an Arab League. It was a very good option, but due to family situation, as I told you… I had to prioritize family. We talked to my family, we sat down, and yes, I got offers Marathon“I am very grateful to Don Rollin Peña, the whole board, I behaved well, I listened to his proposal, but I told him that Motagua had the first option,” he commented.
As to which offer was better, if any Marathon either MotaguaCastillo responded with the following: “We can’t talk about which one was better, Marathon made a huge financial effort to bring me into their ranks, I told them about the situation I was experiencing, I tried to behave according to the norm. Did , always to speak and “Sit down, I told them whether I get a chance or not, I didn’t want to give them my word and then appear to sign with Motagua, I’m not that type of player.”
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“They talked to my representative like Motagua, I was negotiating with Motagua for two months, it was not easy. MarathonThey made me a good offer, I’m not going to refuse it, Motagua He also put in a lot of effort financially and I am grateful to everyone, in life you have to make decisions. To Marathon I wish you all the best,” he added on the subject.
Why did you decide to return? Motagua And don’t go Marathon, Rubilio Castillo He had no qualms about declaring it.
“Influenced many points, I’m grateful, I’m Motagua’s historic scorer, this doesn’t mean I’m going to give my work or I’m going to say ‘give me a lot and it’ll stay there’, no, we’re going to negotiate Staying Many aspects impressed me, like I am the club’s top scorer and the fans recognize my work,” he said.