Isco: "Monchi attacked me, grabbed me by the neck and they had to separate us"

Without a team since his abrupt departure from Sevilla in December 2022, Isco Alarcón (31 years old) breaks a five-year silence in an interview with the newspaper Marca in which he reveals some unpleasant episodes that he experienced last season. The midfielder stands out above all the confrontation with Monchi, who was the sports director of the Seville team, which came to physical violence.

In the first chapter of the interview, the Málaga soccer player tells how he arrived in Seville last summer at the hands of Lopetegui: “He called me and told me he loved me…. In the end Lopetegui is one of the coaches with whom I have been the best and with the best performance I have had. I had other offers from Italy, but I considered it a good step in my career…”.

But everything went wrong in October when the coach was fired and the winter market was approaching. “They called my representative to find a way out, without previously speaking to me, so as soon as I found out I went to speak directly with Monchi,” says Isco.. “I told him: “Hey, this has come to me, I don't know what's going on, I don't know if you love me, if you don't love me…. Be honest with me and we'll work it out.. I am at your disposal”, continues. “After that conversation, Monchi was saying that I wanted to leave, something that was not true,” he explains.

Confrontation

Then came the harsh clash between the two. Isco spoke to the sports director again: “I told him that he was the most deceitful person I had ever met in the world of football and he attacked me. He came towards me, he grabbed me by the neck, we moved apart and they had to separate us completely. As you will understand, after that, I did not want to continue there under any circumstances”, says the former Real Madrid player.

At that moment, frustration seized Isco, who broke his contract with Sevilla in December: “I had been in Seville for four months, after a move with three children…. And then you suddenly see yourself with doubts about what is going to happen, where we are going to go, the schools…. It's complicated, but you have to be strong and look forward.”. Then came a frustrated attempt to transfer to Unión Berlin in the winter market and various offers without materializing.

Now Isco is training alone while waiting for “a project in which he can have continuity, a team that wants to play football with a fun, associative style…. I am in a moment of my career in which, after winning everything, what I want now is to enjoy.”. For the man from Malaga, money is not a priority: “I have and had many offers from Qatar and Arabia, with large amounts, but I want to play, compete and have fun.”