“What am I going to eat this month?”: Farfán recalled the harsh sanction that Félix Magath gave him at Schalke 04

just a few days ago Jefferson Farfan He confirmed his retirement from professional soccer and, last Sunday, he gave an interview to “Futbol en América” ​​where he recalled several steps in his sports career. For example, he recounted the harsh sanction that Félix Magath gave him when they both coincided in the Schalke 04.

The ‘Foquita’ made it clear that the strategist was very demanding. “Magath prepared me to ‘come and go’, you may have heard about Magath’s jobs, they were pretty tough. He gave me some fines, but there is one that I cannot forget, ”he began by saying.

Why was Farfán sanctioned?

“On vacation… You know I was here (Peru), and you always want to stay one more day, but it was just my turn to preseason. ‘I had one more day,’ I said. How lazy to go to Germany… and I stayed two more days.

I arrive in Germany and the team was going to Turkey for preseason, Magath annoyed and leaves me. I arrived and there was no flight until the next day. So at night I went out to a party, they take a picture of me and it reaches the coach.

When I get to preseason, he tells me: ‘Come into my office, I’m going to give you a fine.’ He gives me a piece of paper and I didn’t understand it because he was in German. Inside I said: ‘It will be a thousand dollars or something. I reflected, I deserve it, and I left it on the table in my house.

The value of the fine

“I lived with a Brazilian friend who spoke German and he yelled at me: ‘Jefferson, have you seen the fine they gave you?’ I don’t care, I told him. ‘It’s 150 thousand euros’, he translated for me. I turned white, I go to the club to talk to him and I spoke to Manuel Neuer: ‘You are the captain, talk to him’. What am I going to eat this month? He is crazy that guy, ”he pointed out.

“Magath told Neuer: ‘You don’t get involved.’ I went to press the leaders and said: ‘I’m not going to play. It’s an exaggeration’. I went to the bank and the money was gone. When the other coach (Ralf Rangnick) arrives, he approaches me and says: ‘I already found out about the problem and they’re going to give you half back.’ ‘Thank you, teacher, I’m going to get the shit out of you,'” he said. Jefferson Farfan.