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At 35, Royston Drenthe is far from the professional world of football. The Dutchman has been playing for Racing Merida, in the Spanish sixth division, since this summer. Arrived at Real Madrid at the age of 20 against a large check of 14 million at the time, the left defender was expected as one of the future stars of world football. Drenthe will never have won in Madrid, barred in particular by competition from a certain Marcelo, as left-back. The Dutch defender will have spent three seasons with the Merengues, but will only have played 65 games and scored 4 goals. After his failure in Spain, Drenthe will never have managed to have the career he could have had. The Dutchman chained a large number of clubs in Europe, without real success. In an interview with the Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport, the former Real player returned to what he prevented from having a great career.
“I wasn’t ready to be a professional. I thought I was God, I loved women and partying too much, but you can’t combine that with football. I haven’t seen everything from the need to change my lifestyle. Now I know that I didn’t do the right thing, that I made mistakes.”
? Royston #Drenthe : “There is a footballing life and a personal life, you can mix them up to a certain point. Now I realize that I did not act correctly. I made mistakes. Life is short and we have to be professionals.” pic.twitter.com/R90GU93r2y
— Madrid France (@Madrid_FRA) September 15, 2022
to summarize
At 35, Royston Drenthe is far from the professional world of football. The Dutchman has been playing for Racing Merida, in the Spanish sixth division, since this summer. Arrived at Real Madrid at the age of 20 against a large check of 14 million at the time, the left defender was expected as one of the future stars of world football.
