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00:00Bueno, he hablado de un poco, así que me gustaría empezar desde el principio, porque para nosotros es muy impresionante,
00:11su vida, lo que ha logrado.
00:14Desde que estaba aquí en Leganés y luego de repente, Leipzig y Real Madrid, cuando miras de vuelta y ves
00:24de dónde vino y el mandato que tuviste, cuando llegaste a Florida, para mí es muy interesante saber qué recuerdas
00:37de la primera vez que estuviste con él, y qué fue tu primera impresión, para empezar.
00:48Yeah, I mean, so I guess during this time, our school was starting.
00:55I think he ended up coming a little bit later than all the other students, which was like in September.
01:02I think our school started mid-August, and he came in kind of that mid-September, a little late September,
01:10just because of the whole process of getting the student visa and getting it through the embassy and then getting
01:17flights and so forth.
01:19But I remember, you know, during that period, I had a few other African students that I was trying to
01:28get acclimated to the culture and into the school and whatnot.
01:33And then I remember that, you know, I got a call that his visa was approved, and I said, great.
01:42And I, you know, I didn't associate him any differently than the other players that I had.
01:47I just knew, oh, great, another African player is coming over, and this is going to be great for our
01:53numbers and for our team.
01:54And so when I got that call that the visa got approved and that they're going to try to get
01:59the flights in, you know, as soon as possible, I was like, great.
02:03And so I remember, you know, they got the flight.
02:06I had to go pick them up.
02:08I can't remember the time, but went and drove myself to go pick them up.
02:12And then, you know, we picked up, and I think I might have gotten them in Miami.
02:20I had to go to Miami, I believe, which is four hours from where I'm at.
02:25So I loaded up the car and went, and then now I'm looking for an African player that doesn't speak
02:33English, you know, in this huge airport where, obviously, there's one area where all the internationals come out.
02:39But, you know, finally found them and, you know, got his luggage, walked to the car, again, not able to
02:49communicate, and then we had to drive back.
02:52And in that four-hour drive, you know, I've got Google Translate, you know, and because of the previous African
03:02players, the common thing that we had was the music.
03:06And because I wanted to learn what kind of music they listened to.
03:10And so the Senegalese boys that were with me told me about an artist that they like.
03:15And so I played that for Dio on the way back.
03:19And, you know, he smiled because he recognized it, but also because it was in French.
03:23So we would listen to that, but then I would just ask him questions, you know, on the way back
03:27with my phone, with Google Translate.
03:30And, yeah, and that's kind of how it started.
03:33And he was quiet.
03:34He was very quiet at the time, very, you know, just, you know, unsure.
03:39I wouldn't say scared, but first time away from home.
03:44And so I think he was just trying to take it in.
03:49He was looking around.
03:50And I think I even remember when I was driving, because I was in Miami, I was like, you know,
03:56this is where Messi plays.
03:59And enter Miami.
04:01And he just, oh, okay, you know.
04:03But he knew that name.
04:05He knew Miami.
04:06He knew enter Miami.
04:06So we just, yeah, talking.
04:09And then we got back, and I put him in his room, and he met his roommate, James Aluda, who
04:15is South Sudanese, which only speaks English and kind of, I guess, a little bit of Arabic.
04:26But, you know, so they got to know each other.
04:29And then the next day we went to training.
04:31And the next day, you know, it was, yeah, I was like, wow, you know, this kid's pretty special.
04:37Just from the first minute, you just saw that it was something.
04:42Yeah, because, you know, like, I've had a lot of African players play for me.
04:45And even the West African players, and they're all very talented, especially in comparison to the American player.
04:54You know, some of the American players that I've worked with are, you know, I'm just used to it.
04:59It's a common level that I've seen.
05:03And when I started getting the Africans over, I was like, this is going to be great.
05:07Like, this is a standard way above what I've seen and been used to.
05:14But then when Dio came out, I even said, wow, this level is even above the African level that I've
05:22seen.
05:22And I'm like, this is going to be interesting.
05:25And so, yeah, that's when I, you know, I know I was like, well, you know, and our school was
05:33built to, like, help kids get to college and get exposure and go to the university system.
05:39And I knew the African players I had.
05:42I was like, well, they're not going to be interested in going to the university.
05:46You know, they're coming here to develop and hopefully turn into pro athletes.
05:50Well, Dio was that immediately.
05:52I was like, you know, 15, 16 is like, there's no way he's going to college.
05:59Like, he's going to go to some professional level.
06:01And that's when we started assessing, like, well, is it a U.S.?
06:05Is it a domestic pro level?
06:08Is it a European?
06:09Whatever.
06:09And so, as time went on, we, you know, we explored a lot of the domestic MLS teams to see
06:17if he could play there.
06:18And he trained with them.
06:19And I was like, well, that level is not even high enough for him.
06:22And it's just like he just kept going a higher level to where we hadn't seen until he had to.
06:29And it's like, well, yeah, we got to find him a better club, you know.
06:34And he couldn't play pro until he was 18.
06:37So, he had two years with me to continue to learn the language, enjoy the culture, and develop, you know,
06:45as, you know, really off the field.
06:48Personally developed.
06:49I was going to say how complicated it was for him.
06:53Because, as you said, I mean, the language, obviously, first time away, but very, very far away.
07:01Because it's not like an European guy that is going away, but he used to travel with his family.
07:08He's actually in another world.
07:11And his only language is football.
07:14So, how was that?
07:15Yeah, I mean, it's kind of remarkable because even us as Americans, I couldn't imagine going overseas at age 15
07:24or 16 for the purpose of living there.
07:29Like, maybe on vacation if I had my family, but to go alone, that just doesn't happen in the U
07:35.S.
07:35Us Americans aren't used to that.
07:37We're just used to having comfort all the time.
07:40And for him to come over here for the purpose of learning, for the purpose of, you know, football, for
07:49that matter, but, you know, it's remarkable.
07:53And I guess this is why a lot of people mature a lot quicker than Americans because they're put into
07:59different comfort zones.
08:02And so, when he came over, like, he adjusted pretty easily because he knew he had a job.
08:09He wanted to, you know, one, you know, do something different than what he's done in Africa, but he's like,
08:16I'm being told and I'm being encouraged to go this route because it's going to help my football career long
08:22term to where I could be a provider for my family.
08:25And so, I think he adjusted quicker than maybe an American would in Africa, but he knew he wanted to
08:34learn English and he wanted to play football.
08:37And those were the only things that mattered to him.
08:41And, you know, his living conditions were great.
08:43You know, he had food all the time.
08:45He had a bed.
08:46He had sheets.
08:47He had clothes.
08:47And so, that's even better than what he probably had at home in Africa, living with, you know, so many
08:54people and not maybe having, you know, the transportation system that the U.S. has and so forth.
09:01So, he liked it.
09:03And then also, he met friends immediately that spoke French.
09:07So, once he met those friends and spoke French, he was like, okay, you know, and now he's comfortable enough
09:15to, you know, have a schedule of, okay, I've got to wake up for training, then I've got to go
09:19to breakfast, and then I've got to go to school, and then I've got to train again.
09:22So, all of that came in time, but I think he was comfortable in doing it because it was exciting
09:29at the time.
09:30It was, I'm away from home.
09:32I'm in this beautiful country that provides anything and everything, and I've got friends that speak French, and this is
09:39a great situation right now.
09:42He was in Disneyland for the first time.
09:45Yeah, he really was.
09:46He was like, you know, and when we're driving back from Miami, he's just looking out, you know, and seeing
09:52things, big buildings and, you know, the roads that, you know, that just go on forever and lakes and, you
09:59know, and whatnot.
10:00When he went to the beach for the first time, I think that was just exciting, you know, for him
10:05to see that because we trained on the beach a lot, too.
10:09We did a lot of our agility work and our technical work out on the beach just because that's just
10:16what we have available, and it's an awesome opportunity to be there.
10:20So, he took it in, and then, you know, he could see him just getting more comfortable.
10:25Everybody knew he was a big-time player, so a lot of people gravitated to him.
10:29So, he always had people around him and trying to befriend him.
10:34So, he ended up just really becoming comfortable, and then you could really kind of see his personality and his
10:41character coming through that, you know, just his interactions with people, you know, and it was always like, you know,
10:47I remember probably the first month, I didn't really see him smile because he was just concentrating and seeing everything.
10:55Yeah, but, and the whole time, I just wanted to see him laugh and smile to know that he's happy,
11:01and then eventually he did.
11:02And when I saw that smile, and I realized he's kind of a joker himself, he likes to, you know,
11:08play tricks on guys and laugh, then he was one of us, and that's where it kind of just took
11:14off.
11:14He was like, he's comfortable, and now let's see what he can do.
11:18Yeah, once he gets that, then it's obviously easier to develop, like, the skills, and also the progression, I guess,
11:29that was, like, very quick, no?
11:31Because he came from Africa, and I assume that he didn't have, like, proper boots or the tools that suddenly
11:40he had.
11:41So, was the progression, like, very, very fast at the beginning?
11:46Yeah, it was, you know, and I think, like, that was the thing, everything was, and he was very shy
11:55at first, so he never asked for anything.
11:57He just didn't expect anything, so he didn't know what he could have and couldn't have.
12:02And when we started handing out gear and saying, here's your training gear, like, he was like, you know, like,
12:10you could tell he's like, oh, this is nice, you know, and we ended up getting a pair of boots
12:14for him, you know, and which, ironically enough, were Adidas, because we were sponsored by Adidas, so we got him
12:21boots.
12:21And he was like, oh, like, thank you, he was very appreciative of everything, and then, you know, you could
12:29see every time he got more and more comfortable, more of his ability came out, especially on the pitch.
12:35Like, we would train, and he would just kind of, you know, in a way, kind of go through the
12:41motions to kind of figure out what he's working with and kind of what his surroundings were.
12:47So he wouldn't actually just take over.
12:51He would just, he'd rather, he'd like to have his teammates kind of, you know, be a part of the
12:57training or the game, and he always wanted everybody to feel involved.
13:02And so you never really knew that Dio was this phenom player, because he wouldn't take over a game.
13:10He would just try to get everybody incorporated and make everybody feel comfortable.
13:14So that's where, when we would play a game, I would always think, oh, okay, this is a good level
13:20for him, it's challenging.
13:22But the next time we play that same level, he's now taking it to another, a higher standard.
13:28And it's like, oh, okay, well, now I've got to find a more challenging team.
13:32But he wouldn't, he wouldn't just take over, like, he could.
13:37He just, he would always try to bring people in and accept what the situation was.
13:41And that's where I think, like, he's at Real Madrid right now.
13:45He's going to be one of the top players there.
13:47But he's allowing Vinny, he's allowing Mbappe, he's allowing Bellingham, he's allowing them to teach him and to show him
13:56what the standard is, even though he could probably just go out there and do his thing and, you know,
14:02take it to a different level.
14:03But he kind of just allows others to kind of guide him.
14:08And then he'll take over, you know.
14:11And so, and that's where I've always said, he's a very unselfish player.
14:15Like, our first games, he could have gotten the ball at midfield and dribbled and scored if he wanted to.
14:20But he would always look to serve the ball to a player, you know, play into our number nine.
14:26You know, he would try to link up, he would try to incorporate everybody, which was impressive.
14:32And that's when I knew, like, this is a real footballer.
14:35He's smart, you know, and he knows how to play.
14:38He's not coming in here to say and show off kind of thing.
14:41He wanted to play properly.
14:43And so that's where I was like, this shows, like, this kid is really, really intelligent and playing, is going
14:50to be playing at a high level.
14:51So, you know, it's very surprising because, I mean, if you don't know the situation or from, or if you
14:57think of an African guy coming from his situation, which is very good with the ball dribbling and all that,
15:07you are always going to think, OK, so I'm going to have to teach him how to play as a
15:12team.
15:12And then he, he had that inside already, which is quite impressive to me, to be fair.
15:18Right. And that, that is the characteristic of African players.
15:22They're, they're athletic and they're super technical, but they might not be disciplined.
15:28They might not be as understanding of the team concepts that you would want.
15:33But Dio was, was all of that.
15:37He had the understanding of the game more so than we even knew.
15:41And then as he played, it came out and, and it was actually, it was really pointed out to me
15:49when he trained with Colorado Rapids.
15:52The coach of the B team of Colorado Rapids told me, he's like, Todd, I've never seen it, but he
16:00off the ball has a better understanding of the game and what his job is than when he is on
16:06the ball.
16:06Like he has such a understanding of his, he's just aware of everything defensively.
16:14And then also, you know, makes the right decision offensively with the ball.
16:19He's like, I've never seen that, especially, you know, in, in all the players that he's had.
16:23He's like, this guy's always tuned on, tuned in and, and has just the intelligence of the game that we've
16:29never seen before.
16:29And I was like, he is like, I don't know where he, he got it, but he is, I mean,
16:36all around great, a complete player.
16:40You know, he has the physicality, has the technical ability, but his, his awareness and intelligence of the game is
16:49I think even higher than, than the attributes that he came to us with.
16:54So yeah, that's, that's surprising. He's not a typical African player, if that's what, um, you know, you think for
17:02sure.
17:03Yeah. And then, and then above that, he still have like, um, a physical profile, which is, uh, a lot
17:13better than, than, than any, than anyone else.
17:16So if you mix like how, how he understands and then what he has like technique and, um, technical and
17:23physical, uh, you get, um, out of this world product or something.
17:28Yeah. Yeah. And, and yeah, that's the thing too, is his, his strength is.
17:33Because I get that physical, uh, physically when he was training, I mean, I guess he was like quite superior
17:40to the, to the others. Right.
17:42Yeah, it was, but you wouldn't know it, you know, until he had to do it. Um, cause again, he's
17:50just, he just wants to be one of the guys, but then, you know, you know, he has to take
17:56over cause he's so competitive as well.
17:59And when we do all these small sided games, he has to win and, uh, he makes sure he has
18:05to win. And, and that we've, we've done it to where, you know, I've, I've tried to make the teams
18:11as even as possible at first and he would take over.
18:15And then I'm like, you know what, let me, let me put him on the weakest team and see how
18:19he adjusts to that. And he'd still win and find ways to win.
18:23Cause he's so competitive and, and that's where he would, then you could see him getting onto his teammates and,
18:30you know, trying to encourage them. And, and, you know, sometimes he would, you know, give up on a teammate
18:35and do it himself.
18:36So now he's doing the job of two players and then maybe three players. Like he's just so competitive, but
18:41you don't know all of his attributes until he really wants to show you.
18:46And, uh, and then he shows you and it's like, wow, like, okay, now I can expect this from this
18:52point on, you know? So, yeah.
18:55So he's got like the, the ability to handle adversity. So when he faced like challenges, that's when he gets
19:04the, his best version.
19:06Let's see. Yeah. He, you know, I think in a day he does want to be the best player out
19:10there, but he also doesn't want to show off.
19:13He doesn't want to step on anyone else's shoes just yet. You know, he wants to sit back, but he's
19:20taking everything in and also realizing what he needs to do to be the best player.
19:24And then that time will come. And, um, and in a game and a competition, he'll, he'll let it go.
19:32Um, cause then it is about winning and, uh, it's not about being the best player, but it's, I've got
19:38to figure out the best way to win this game.
19:39Um, so that's what drives them. I think is, is the competition.
19:44And, and practically, uh, was he already playing as a left winger or that was something that.
19:52He was, um, you know, I saw him on videos, a left winger. And then when he came to me,
19:57we started in a left winger, but we were also, we didn't have, we had maybe 14 players at the
20:04time.
20:05And, um, and because he was so dynamic and good player, I, I put him as a number nine once
20:10and, um, and he did well, but he did come off to the sideline and, and he said, coach nine,
20:16you know, don't know.
20:18And, uh, I said, you'll be fine. Uh, you know, and, um, but he, he didn't like that position.
20:24And, uh, so then I moved him to the right wing and I was like, well, okay, how about this?
20:28And he was, you know, a little bit better, but he, he did prefer the left, um, wing at all
20:34times.
20:34And whether it was a high, you know, um, winger or it was a wing back, he, um, he just
20:42wanted to be on that left side. He was just more comfortable there.
20:45So he even played as a wing back.
20:48He did not for me. I think in that summer league team, um, they played a three, five, two, and
20:54he played as a wing back there, which was the first time he actually played that.
20:59And, and I remember him telling me that he didn't like it. He, he, he didn't. And, and with that
21:05summer league team, he never trained with the team. He only played games. So, um, he'd be put in there,
21:11but he didn't really know like what was expected. Cause he never went to training.
21:15Um, so we kind of had a free role there because, um, he couldn't communicate to those guys, but also
21:22they weren't going to tell him, you know, anything because he's capable of playing any position better than the other
21:28players.
21:29So, um, but yeah, I just preferred that left side. Uh, and now, you know, I guess when he went
21:34to Leganese, he started playing more on the right, you know, and then that went into Germany playing on the
21:40right.
21:40And, um, and so I guess Real's looking to put him on the right, but the thing is, he's such
21:46a versatile player. Like he can play on the left and the right.
21:49And I think even at that level is, is crazy that, you know, you can have a player play on
21:55both sides equally as wrong, you know, and if Vinny has to go off, you can see Dio going over
22:01to the left and maybe they'll bring in, you know, someone on the right because, and that's just amazing, you
22:07know, of that level to be able to play both sides of the field.
22:10And were there a moment, well, you said, uh, practically from the first minute you saw you, you had, you
22:17were facing something different, but where there's a moment or a game when you just said, all right, uh, this
22:23guy is definitely going to go to the biggest clubs in the world.
22:28Well, now I'll take you back to, um, that, that spring of 2023.
22:36Um, we, we, we went and played Colorado Rapids.
22:41Um, a lot of times the MLS teams come to Florida for preseason.
22:46So like that March or that February, March period, all, a lot of the MLS teams are in Florida.
22:52And, um, and so Colorado was here down in Orlando and Bradenton and they, I asked if they would be
23:01interested in seeing Dio train with them for preseason.
23:04And, and they said, yeah, so I sent two players down there to train.
23:08So Dio went down with the, the B team first and trained with them for, I think four, maybe five
23:17days.
23:18And, um, and I just kept getting these great reports and the goal was to train and then I'll bring
23:24my team down and we'll play them as a preseason game.
23:27But Dio would have to come back with our team just for the numbers.
23:31So we went, we traveled down there.
23:34Dio joined us, um, right before the game after his week long training with them.
23:40And, uh, so he played with us and he took over the game.
23:44It was, it was amazing to see him.
23:48We won four, three, and he was involved in all four of the goals.
23:51And, um, and I still have video of it today of the things he did in that game.
23:57And I'm just like, wow, like he can, and you know, now these are the Colorado reserves that he's playing
24:04against, but, but we're also high school players that, you know, are 18 at the oldest right now.
24:10So he took over that game.
24:12And when I saw that, that he was able to do whatever he wanted, I just said that this, there's
24:18something different about him.
24:19And so from that point, they actually sent him up to the senior team to train for a week with
24:25the first team.
24:26They were in Orlando.
24:28And, uh, and when he was there, I just kept getting these reports of he's, he's demolishing, you know, the
24:35players.
24:35And, uh, and then they were the first ones that I actually offered to, to buy him at age 16.
24:42And, um, and so, so when I saw that, I was like, this is, this is abnormal.
24:48This isn't something that we have ever seen.
24:51So again, he just steps up to whatever the level is and he goes and shows that he's the best
24:56player out there.
24:58Yeah.
24:58That's what he, he's been doing like in every, every, every place.
25:03Um, he's, um, he's been, so, uh, I think if, well, well, I, I actually asked more questions than the
25:12ones I, I had here, but, uh, the last one I like to, is more about you, um, and him.
25:21Um, if you think of you, uh, that, um, uh, that day when you went to grab him from, from
25:29the airport, it's not, uh, that long ago.
25:33That's like three, four, three, three years ago, three, three years ago.
25:38And then you see where he is now.
25:42And then you've, you, you, you've been like, uh, important part of that, that progression.
25:48So, so how do you feel when you think of that?
25:51You know, I guess, I mean, my goal as a coach at the time was to always, you know, help
26:00players become better individually as players.
26:04But it was also more of developing them as humans and making them, um, great people at the end of
26:12the day.
26:12And, and I always had that mindset.
26:14If they didn't play football, you know, would they be able to function in the world?
26:18Would they be successful in the next stage of their life?
26:22And so with Dio, I knew that, yeah, I could help them a little bit on the field, but, you
26:28know, not technically, I, you know, we can give them repetitions.
26:31We can help, you know, I guess, program them to, to make less mistakes and, and, and do things.
26:39But when I saw how good he was, my, my focus was more on how he was going to develop
26:45as a man and handle the things that would be coming, you know, towards him, like, you know, agencies, whether
26:53money, you know, was it socially?
26:56You know, um, there was a lot of things that, you know, I wanted to make him aware of and
27:03kind of protect him of, of, you know, these are the things that you're going to be exposed to.
27:07And now we're talking more about off the pitch of how do you react to certain situations?
27:13How do you put yourselves in a situation where you can have longevity in, in your football career?
27:19Um, so that's where Dio and I really developed our relationship was kind of the, the off the field stuff
27:28of developing, um, his characteristics of, of a man.
27:34And, um, and I think that's why we still stay in touch because he, he appreciates that side more than
27:41knowing that his left foot is a lot better now than it was three years ago.
27:46So, um, so that's where our relationship kind of, you know, continues to, to, to harbor is that I'm always
27:55there for him for advice.
27:56I'm there to keep him out of trouble.
27:58I'm there to help him make the right decision in, in his social life.
28:03So, um, that's what I think I brought to him and what, um, I think both of us appreciate of
28:09one another is being able to have that kind of relationship versus, you know,
28:14trying to teach him how to win a game for me because, um, Dio is still, I mean, it hasn't,
28:22he hasn't changed, uh, since he left, um, uh, Florida, right.
28:28It's just still the same, the same guy.
28:30He's the same guy, just, um, just overwhelmed now.
28:36And, um, and, um, and I think that's why he also hates interviews.
28:39Like he hates talking about, he just wants to live and he wants to do.
28:44And, um, so, um, he's just, he, cause he is a shy person and at heart, like he's, you know,
28:51um, his, his dad, I don't think has been around that much.
28:55He's had to kind of lead his family and, and take chances.
28:59And so he is, he's quiet cause he sits back and he's just trying to figure out, trying to navigate
29:06life, uh, on his own.
29:08So I, I think that's where maybe he did appreciate me cause I helped him navigate that.
29:13But, um, yeah, he's, he's shy and, um, he's, he's learning every day, but, um, he, he definitely just doesn't,
29:22he doesn't like being in the spotlight.
29:24I'll tell you that he, he doesn't, but his ability keeps putting him in the spotlight.
29:29So he's going to have to understand that that comes with it, you know, and like you have the others,
29:34like he's the opposite of, of Vinny jr.
29:37Vinny probably loves the spotlight, you know, you know, just a lot more flashy, a lot more, um, glamorous deal
29:44is the opposite.
29:45He doesn't want the spotlight.
29:47He just wants to, you know, play at the best club.
29:50He wants to play the best brand of football.
29:52He wants to make money for his family and, and provide and, uh, go from there.
29:56But, you know, that's, um, that's his personality.
30:00And, and I, that's what I love about him, you know, so, cause he could, he could have anything he
30:05wanted, you know, but, and he could, he can make bad decisions on social in a social life, but he
30:11doesn't, you know, he's, he's very mature in that way.
30:13He knows what it takes to, to do it.
30:16That's quite, well, I, as I said, I mean, I, I asked a lot more than, than I had prepared,
30:24but it's been like, I loved it.
30:26I loved it in the conversation and, uh, not the typical stuff that everyone says, or like getting to know
30:35a bit more about him and what you've done to him.
30:40So it's been, I loved, I mean, I enjoyed it a lot.
30:44So thanks.
30:44He's got a, he's got a great story.
30:46He's got a great story and it goes beyond his talent.
30:48Um, and so I'm, I'm hoping he, uh, he lives out everything he, uh, he set out to do.
30:56So I'm, I'm excited for Real Madrid fans.
31:00I think they're going to see something that is exciting and, and probably bring Real Madrid back up to the
31:06forefront of, of the league and the, and the world.
31:09So, um, yeah, I, I think, uh, a lot of opportunity there.
31:14He's the most, the most expensive signing in, in Real Madrid history.
31:18Yeah.
31:20Yeah.
31:20And eventually that was going to come to anybody as, you know, the prices for players is, is, is crazy.
31:28But, um, I think that's the big question fans have is why did we invest that much money into a
31:3319 year old?
31:34And, but that's what you have to do to actually generate bigger dollars from them two years from now.
31:41And so, um, that's, that's the big part of the business and the game that, uh, a lot of fans
31:48don't see, but he's going to be, you know, everything that he's worth.
31:52Um, and, and the fans are going to see that there, you know, you've got, if they like Vinny, then
31:58they're going to love Diamande because Dio also defends.
32:02And he also works his, his ass off.
32:06He's, um, he's, he's a complete player and, um, and he's just at the beginning of, of what he's going
32:13to be able to accomplish.
32:14So that's exciting, especially as a fan to have that and have an asset of that kind of player on
32:20your, in your club.
32:21Um, cause I'm sure after a couple of years, maybe even after this year, there's going to be a club
32:25that might want to offer him, you know, 160, you know, to, to buy him out of his contract.
32:31I, you know, it's just, I think his, his price is going to keep going up for a while.
32:35So it's crazy.
32:37I, I, well, and that's how the football world is now.
32:41I mean, if you want to buy a gem like him and you have to pay money, you have to
32:47put money on that.
32:48If it's not Real Madrid, it would have been PSG or Man City or anyone.
32:53So, right.
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