translated from Spanish: Valentin Castellanos, former blue boy who shines in the USA: “When I debuted I was never given the opportunity to continue playing. It helped me a lot to get out of the U.”

Valentín Castellanos (20) lives a great moment in American football. The striker is a fixeon in the New York City F.C., a team that participates in the MLS. The man born in Mendoza is one of the many youths who left the University of Chile because he did not have a space in the first team. He’s sorry. “In that case I feel very sad,” he told hoyxhoy from New York. He left the U to sign at Club Atlético Torque in Uruguay, where he achieved a good campaign and the MLS team noticed him. Castellanos is quiet. For him this season has been the best of all. “I’ve never experienced what I’m living today in football. I think Things are coming out of me. The technician’s betting a lot on me, and I’m discovering new things. I hope I can continue to play and continue to meet goals,” he added. In 2018 he signed with the New York team and shared a squad with David Villa, former scorer of Barcelona and the Spain national team. “It was amazing. I taught you a lot of things. I learned a lot from him,” the Argentine added. The exit from the blue club was not an isolated case. Juveniles Yerko Leiva and Gonzalo Collao were the last two cases of quarry footballers who left the U for not having a space. The first did not want to negotiate with the club, according to Azul Azul, and was not considered by the coach Alfredo Arias. The second confirmed that it stays until the end of the year, but will also depart for Extremadura, from the second division of Spain.At universidad de Chile there is a lot of talk about what happens to the youth, who get out of the club How was your case? They criticize that they want to go fast to play outside the country…In that case I feel sad because when I debuted I was never given the opportunity to continue playing and I think I had to take a different course. I felt I had to play somewhere else and keep playing in another league. It helped me a lot to get out of the U, he favored me. When I was, being young, I was treated very well. I have no grudge against them. On the contrary, when I was having a hard time, they helped me a lot. I came across a lot of people who helped me. With the theme of the directive I do not believe, all the teams are different and may or may not favor you.What memories do you have of the University of Chile?My professional debut is actually the cutest thing. Having made my debut at a big club like U, which is the biggest in Chile, I was very happy. But a little hurt that I didn’t keep playing.Johnny Herrera was not being considered by the now exDT and even talked about his departure from the team. What do you think of that?It is a great reference of the University of Chile and that has to be respected. Even though I’ve been away from the club for three years now, the truth is that as a player and a person he’s great. I’m not getting in there.How different is the U.S. league?It’s growing a lot. Players with a lot of potential are coming. He went through the “Pity” (Gonzalo) Martínez for example, who was the Best Player in America and came to the United States for something. That’s being reflected in the players. There are many young people with a lot of class and a bright future.

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