The Bundesliga will rejoice with Coke's arrival to Schalke 04 this season, the UEFA Europa League final's hero from last season has decided to change his path and play in Germany where he will get very well paid. The Sevilla board of directors didn't hesitate when they got the offer from the German club, but for director of football Monchi, letting Coke go was a huge mistake they might regret by the end of the season. Sevilla is actually letting go a lot of really good players right now, they will surely buy some good ones too.
At Coke's goodbye media conference, Monchi said: "Today is a difficult day. I have sold many players and many of the transfers cause doubt, but about this one I am sure that something isn't going well and we didn't get it right. I have a bad taste in my mouth because in this transfer we made a mistake, we have lost someone who is very important. We are not just losing a player, we are not losing a right-back, we are not losing a captain, we are losing the heart of the team, a player who always gave his all for the club."
Coke was sad for leaving Sevilla, he said: "I have had a funny feeling over the past two days, my heart doesn't feel like it is in the right place. As I have said, the career of a player is short. I feel that this is what I have to do, but it gives me great sadness to leave all this behind. I will always keep Sevilla close to my heart. The best moment was during the final in Basel, it is just an anecdote for me personally, but I will treasure it. But there were many times on the pitch during Europa League or La Liga in which we were really having a tough time. During that adversity, we fought through and turned our situations around. That fighting spirit is what I want Sevilla to hold on to."
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