Fabio Cardoso was officially unveiled this Wednesday, accompanied by Antonio Cordón and his teammate Batista Mendy, who also had his own unveiling. The Portuguese player initially declared that he was happy upon his arrival in the city: “Everyone received us very well, they were very kind and everything is going very well. We are working well and I am in good physical shape.”

He continued by speaking about his physical preparation ahead of his debut: “I leave the technical matters to the coach, I am giving everything to be at my best, to be one more in the team and to help.” He also emphasised that he has had a good pre-season: “I was training in Porto, I didn’t play matches, but I did the physical work. I’m working very well here, they are taking good care of me, and I’m giving my best.”

After finishing his adventure in the United Arab Emirates, he valued his arrival in Spain: “The intensity and technical quality are different. I am arriving in the Spanish league, which for me is one of the best leagues, competitive and with a lot of quality. I’m really eager to get started.” He also described his technical qualities on the pitch: “I consider my strong point to be aggressiveness, reading the game; tactically, I feel comfortable, understanding the match well. Now I have to work on improving all the other aspects, but those two are the ones I highlight the most.”

He also stressed the importance of defending as a group: “I am going to work to be important, to help, and to be helped, because defence is not just about the defenders, it’s the whole team. If we all think the same way, if we are physically fit. We have a lot of quality, I have seen it in training. I am just another one here to help.” Finally, he praised the figure of Daniel Carriço, the former Sevilla player with whom he was compared: “He is a legend, he did very well at Sevilla. He won three Europa Leagues while playing and he is a reference, an incredible centre-back who had a great time here, and I am going to work to try to do the same.”

CARDOSO: "PHYSICALLY I AM READY, AND I WANT TO GIVE MY BEST TO HELP THE TEAM” | Sevilla FC