Santi Jimenez

The ankle has been tough because there have been some weeks that in the past, I mean, that I was playing with pain and then the injury or the ankle started getting worse and worse.

So, yeah, I needed to stop.

But now I just want to see the present and the future and to leave the past because the

The only thing we can change is the present to create the future.

So I'm motivated that I'm doing a good recovery and I hope in a few weeks I can play again.

Yeah, it's been a long time.

Of course, at the beginning, it was just a little bit painful.

So we, as a football player, if we have a little pain, we just keep going, you know?

It's normal for us.

And I mean, I think it was like a mistake.

But I know every football player would do the same, you know, because we love to play, we love to continue playing.

So, yeah, I mean, I keep going.

Since the World Cup, even before the World Cup, I was with the pain.

And then it starts getting worse and worse and worse.

And now it's the time to stop.

I don't want to put any excuses, you know.

I decided to play, I decided to play like this, so no, it hasn't been a problem.

I just want to keep going, to keep working and to never back down, you know, just keep going and keep pushing because I trust myself and I know that the things with me personally will change for sure.

Yes, for sure.

For me, this season was... For me, in May, I couldn't believe I had this opportunity with Milan, with the World Cup, with my national team, with my people.