In America, Marcos Diaz dreams of returning to Vasco: ‘It’s an honour’

Marcos Diaz, a 22-year-old striker exposed to Vasco da Gama’s youth team, is enjoying a special moment in his career. Starting in 2022, the New England Revolution in the United States, the athlete has been promoted from the US team’s 2nd team to the 1st team and is competing in Major League Soccer (MLS) this season.

– I am very happy to have this opportunity to play my first game in MLS, I have been working hard on a daily basis and thank God that I have had a great start to the season in the second team. I will continue to strive to have the opportunity to continue to be involved in MLS games – said the boy in an exclusive interview with Vasco Noticias website:

– Thanks to God this year I managed to become the highest scoring player in New England 2, I achieved this feat with a lot of effort and hard work, keep working hard and focus on achieving more things.

Marcos was initially traded on loan and later bought permanently due to his outstanding performances. Gigante, who retains 50% of the economic rights, was New England’s top scorer in MLS Next Pro with six goals in 19 games at the start of his stay. .

– The adaptation was a little complicated at first, but with the help of the club’s experts and players, I quickly adapted, everyone treated me well, and that helped me a lot. “The league has a different style of play and I worked hard to change this style of play soon,” the athlete said about starting in America.

Diego Bidencourt, manager of Vasco Expressions, positively analyzed his client’s moment in the North American league and recalled how the transfer went. The agent also addressed the future of the striker, who is only contracted until December this year and is receiving inquiries from other clubs, but is focused on the continuation of the season.

– Marcos stood out as I watched him take Vasco in Palmeiras, winning all the titles and being top scorer at the time. We have been in contact with New England to transfer the player to the United States, where Marcos, currently the club’s record-breaking player, has been linked to play in the MLS and has emerged as one of the club’s key players. The contract expires at the end of the year, where we will see what the next step is for Marcos Diaz, where he has a bright future ahead of him. – explained Bitencourt.

Passage through Vasco

Marcos Díaz was recruited by Vasco as an under-20, after leading the way at Palmeiras, and immediately piled up goals and titles, including trophies in the Campeonato Carioca, Copa do Brasil and Supercopa do Brasil. The striker recalled arriving in Sao Januario and considered it a “huge honour” to wear the Vasco shirt.

– It is a great honor to play for Vasco, we all know the greatness of Vasco and its whole history, I am very happy to have a successful time at the club. Vasco opened doors at a somewhat critical moment in my career, I am very grateful to Vasco for opening doors for me, I will always carry Vasco in my heart – recalled the player who celebrated his success at the academy. , but regret not entering the field as an expert:

– I am very happy to have a successful time at the club, with everyone’s commitment we were able to make history and thank God I was able to help. It would be a huge honor to play for Vasco as a professional, but everything is a process and I understand that the transition from being in your 20s to being a professional is very complicated. “I’m a little sad that I couldn’t achieve my goal of playing professionally for Vasco, but I’m very grateful to the club for completing my training and working with the best professionals in the youth teams,” he declared.

Return to Giant?

While he is sad that he did not make his professional debut, Marcos Diaz has the desire and hope to return to Cruz Maldino one day, without rushing and optimistic about the future. If that happens, the striker said the Vasco masses can expect “drive and will” on the pitch, with the aim of winning titles for the club.

– It’s an honor to come back and wear Vasco’s shirt again, I don’t know if it will be a while or in the future, but it’s a big honor for me. If one day I return, everyone can expect a lot of motivation and desire, I will always do my best, I will try to help as much as possible to win titles, fans and the soul of the club – added the boy.

Marcos Diaz was treated as a big promise at Vasco’s site. When he renews his contract in 2021, the attacker faces a fine of 40 million euros (about R$260 million). Due to financial problems at the time, Gigante had to sell the player to save money, which prevented him from staying in Sao Januario for a long time.