Ernest Berenguer, Sergio Llull’s sports advisor: “Barça was very interested in him, but we advised the family that we thought it was not the best time”
There are players who leave their mark and others who become history. Sergio Llull He has been writing his for years based on impossible triples, titles with Real Madrid and joys with the Spanish team. This season, the Spaniard will add another chapter to a legendary career by becoming the player with the most seasons in the same club in the history of the Endesa Leaguewhich is why the competition wanted to celebrate, with the documentary ‘Tangerines: The story of Sergio Llull‘, the ins and outs of an incredible career.
“Since he was little he has played in two categories, with two games on the weekend. And one year he even played soccer, although he couldn’t go to the games because it coincided with him,” explain his parents, Paco Llull and Toñi Meliàremembering his childhood with a smile from ear to ear.
His father, Pacomade it clear that his arrival at Manresa, where he played until 2007, was fundamental to the success of his career. “Manresa has been fundamental in his life. If I had not gone there, I would not have experienced anything afterwards,” he said. The Balearic Islands’ sports advisor, Ernest Berenguerfor his part, assured that “we agree with the family and we were right in choosing Manresa.”
In the documentary, which highlights that coach Jaume Ponsarnau was very important for Lull in his formative stage, he remembers his first basket in the Endesa Leagueagainst Bilbao Basket in 2006.
“Real Madrid called for the first time in the summer of 2006, but things didn’t quite fall into place. There was no kind of rush. Then, Madrid called again in the month of May and there we do see that the interest was real and so was the bet,” Paco explained. Lull and Ernest Berenguer.
At that time, the documentary highlights that Lull He was able to sign for Barça, but in the end the signing could not happen. “I could have gone to Barça, but Real Madrid went there with everything“explains his father. “Barcelona was very interested in him, they were talking about very specific contractual things and they were close to Barça, but in the end it was considered that the bet was not big enough, not on an economic level, but on a sporting level. We did not see a safe short-medium term bet“, maintains Berenguer.
“We advised the family that we thought it was not the best time to take that step to Barça and there the story remained.“Adds Berenguer. “Yes, Sergio was from Real Madrid, that was indeed an influence of ours, although if he had stayed at Barça nothing would have happened either. You want the best for your child,” say the excited parents.
Sergio Llull Little by little he took steps forward at Real Madrid, winning his first titles at the club and gaining a leading role in the white team. “Losing was not in his plans. He is a born winner. He likes to compete,” they point out, highlighting the MVP of the Copa del Rey in 2012precisely against Barça, as one of the turning points of his career.
The Spaniard, the player with the most matches in the history of the real Madrid reached a few days ago, after winning the Euroleague Super Cup, the number of 30 official titlesincluding: three Euroleagues, nine Leagues, seven Cups, nine Spanish Super Cups and one Intercontinental Cup. Next to nothing.
