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His girlfriend, singer Natasha Soley, helps Jesus get used to a new culture for himself.
In January 2022, Paraguayan midfielder Jesus Medina joined the ranks of CSKA. The other day, the footballer gave an interview to Sports.ru, excerpts from which we publish.
The newcomer went to the army team for free – he moved as a free agent. Before that, Medina played for New York City.
New York is an amazing metropolis. On the street, you can easily meet a superstar from sports, music or cinema. It was amazing, I thought: “Wow, is he really just sitting and drinking coffee?” For Americans, this is the norm, no one is surprised that a star is sitting on the veranda of an ordinary restaurant … – Jesus explains. – Once I saw the singer Malum, and once on the way to lunch I met Beckham. He calmly walked, no one pestered him with photographs and autographs. Because it is not customary to disturb the stars.
… When I received an offer from CSKA, I met with Maxi Morales (in the 2000s he played for the Moscow club. – Yu. N.). He said that Moscow is a great city, Russia is a wonderful country, CSKA is a top club. He said not to worry at all and go … Russia is so far for us that at first we have no idea what it is and where in general. It was difficult for me for the first couple of months in Moscow, getting used to a new culture, a new mentality. Americans are more relaxed, more flexible. Russians are tough, go to the limit… I like both cultures. They are different, but that’s interesting. Moscow, by the way, is somewhat similar to New York, but only much more… I am happy in CSKA, I don’t think about the absence of European cups. I live in the present, from match to match.
By the way
- Medina’s salary at New York City was $1.2 million a year, at CSKA it is $2 million.
