Marlon Santos (Sassuolo): "I have very good memories of my time in Barcelona and I will always be grateful to the club for bringing me to Europe from Brazil." [sport]

Santos: "I think I have improved a lot in tactics and position, in addition to the defensive attitude in general. I am no longer the young player who left Brazil to look for luck in Europe. Today I am 26 years old and I have solid experience."

Santos: "Today I think only of Sassuolo and I want to give everything until the end. I have nothing else in my head. At the same time I would be a liar if I told you that I would not like to play at Barça again. It would be a great pleasure, a dream."

Santos: "My stage in Barcelona was wonderful. I only have good memories. I arrived at a very young age and the club bet strongly on me. At Barça B I was taught a lot, as well as when I climbed to the first team of Luis Enrique."

Santos: "Still in touch with someone at Barça? I talk from time to time with the young players who were with me at Barça B. I'm happy, for example, to see Riqui Puig in the first team or Carles Aleñá, who's a protagonist at Getafe."

Santos: "I was too young to start in that Barça, the loan to Nice and then the signing for Sassuolo were the best thing for me. They allowed me to play and grow, as a man and as a professional. I'm happy about what I did and what I'm doing."

Santos: "Messi? Messi was a Leader with the capital L, he always was. I remember a Messi very attentive to the demands of everyone inside the dressing room, he was a champion on the pitch and outside of it. I talked to him and Leo helped me."

Santos: "I want to tell all the Culérs that I love them a lot. To the fans, the players, the club. Today I see Koeman's Barça doing really well, I hope they win La Liga and give joy to their fans."

End of thread. Full interview: https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/marlon-leo-messi-ayudaba-jovenes-11686249