and on Saturday, it was clear that Arjen Robben is set for a sensational comeback after a year without football. FC Groningen then announced that Robben could return to the club he made his Eredivise debut as a 16-year-old.
Now The director of sport Mark-Jan Fledderus also told me about how they failed to convince Robben to come back.
" at First, we went to Munich to talk to him about coming to play for us, just days after he was layed off in the last year. It didn't happen, but we kept in touch and arranged a secret from his wife, so that we were able to go down there and talk to him again, in the last month, " says Fledderus, at a news conference, according to the Goal.com.
Mark-Jan Fledderus continues to tell us about your visit in Munich from Arjen Robben and his wife Bernadien.
on The 21st of may, we travelled to Munich at the invitation of Bernadien. More than willing to help I have in there. It was an amazing moment, "says Fledderus, and continued:
" We have ordered sushi from their favorite restaurant, and put together a video of highlights from the documentary 'The Last Dance', and images of the Apartheid. Then, we said that it is the best way to help our club to play football with us.
As Arjen Robben announced his comeback in Groningen, " he said in a video on the club's website that he had been thinking about how he was going to help out the club.
"I've been listening to our supporters' call. I want to make my comeback as a professional footballer. As a football player at FC Groningen, " said Robben.
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