Marco Asensio: “I was out with my family and we went for a walk by the port and…

“I was out with my family and we went for a walk by the port and there was Florentino Pérez’s boat. My mum recognised him from afar. We immediately ran to him.
She requested him to take a photo with me and she told him that I was going to be a Real Madrid player one day.
One of life’s coincidences, that’s what happened and Florentino Perez still remembers that beautiful anecdote as well.”

Unfortunately, Marco’s mum passed away because of cancer when he was just 15-years old and she never saw her son become a Real Madrid player. 💔💔
🗣 Marco Asensio:

“I was in tears the day I joined Real Madrid because I was missing my mother, she helped me get here.”