Florida Cup: Wendell expects to stay in the Brazil national team squad for a long time

Almost three years ago Bayer Leverkusen was announcing the signing of the young Brazilian left back Wendell and the former Grêmio player’s career was taken to a new level.  

Now having a maturity earned playing in the German fields and with the background of being called to Brazilian national team, the 23 year’s old player talked to Goal in Florida about his life in Germany, playing in the Florida Cup and his experience under Tite. Check in the interview below!

Playing in the Florida Cup

"It’s a great experience to be able to play against teams from around the world. It’s also a good opportunity for us to try some new tactics and ways of playing."

Brazilian national squad and Tite

"I was really happy to be called for the matches against Bolivia and Venezuela; it was like achieving a dream. Tite is an amazing guy that makes everyone around him feeling better. I hope to stay in the squad for at least more 20 or 30 years."

The life in Germany

"Is even better than I hoped. I thank God for the opportunity to living in an amazing country and working in a great team. Bayer has a solid structure that gives the players a good work environment; so I hope to stay in the team for a long time and to keep playing in a high level."

Who was the world’s best player of 2016?

"I would choose Neymar for everything he represents for us Brazilians. But I think Cristiano Ronaldo was a level above everybody else last year."