David Hancko: Him Jan Hancko speaks of ‘relief’ after al nassr drama
Hours that no one may envy. Full of tension, adrenaline. Feelings of eventual joy were replaced by frustration. But everything changed again within 24 hours, and David Hancko’s family is still happy with the important movement of their son’s career. Transfer drama and emotions were explained by David’s father, Jan Hancko.
The leader of the Slovak national team and now the former feyenoord captain was ready to sign a lucrative contract with Saudi Arabia Al nassr. But after arriving in Austria, where Cristiano RonaldoThe team had landed for their training camp, there was a surprise.
The new management of the club told Prievidza’s local agents that they do not rely on their client, and the deal is off. They did not even send the amount agreed to Feyenoord to the left -legged defender. And so David Hancko He went to Germany, where his employer, with whom he had a contract by 2028, was training at the time.
“We didn’t have a good idea. He continues to be delayed. Despite everything, David said nothing was okay. Mostly, the family is fine, that there are other more important things in life. We just accepted it in the style that everything is right,” Discovered Hancko Sr.
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Parents take it away from their mind to that point. At home, they were cleaning the garage when a sudden announcement appeared on their phones.
“My daughter, David’s sister, asked David in our family group if the rumors about Atletico were true. David replied that they were. And so we found out something was happening again,” The father of the player twice the competitor of the year in Slovakia for 2023 and 2024 recounted the next moments.
Failed Transfer eventually resulted in a transfer to Atletico Madrid for about € 30 million in the coming hours. David Hancko thus became the most expensive Slovak footballer in history. He also exceeded the previous record of Milan Škriniarfor whom Inter Milan paid Sampdoria € 24 million in 2017.
“Based on everything that happened in the last days, when it was like a glance, the only word that comes to my mind is relief. Of course, also a sense of happiness or pride. I think a stone has fallen from my heart. The whole family, especially David and his little family, knows where they can do. They can make plans for the future,” Jan Hancko continued.
Money that will also help his birth pri
The father of former Rotterdam team leader is currently the U15 team coach at Baník PrievidzaWhere Jan is the management director and David joined as a partial owner.
“A considerable part of the amount to come will be used as agreed to pay for the purchase of the club by the original owner,” He discovered.
Last season, the main team was promoted from the fourth in the third division, where they will play after a seven -year absence. Prievidza can now look forward to an interesting financial injection, which will certainly help miners from Horna Nitra.

“First of all, I do not know the details of the contract. David has an agency that represents him from the beginning of his career, and is within their competence,” Jan went on.
“We haven’t communicated at all. I don’t know how much money they will come and under what conditions. However, this is not the first time David has moved teams. He has changed clubs several times in the past, and the money has come at different times.
“Of course, when it comes, we will continue as we have done so far. We will sit with management and appreciate how to maximize its use for the club. I would also like to hear David’s opinion how he looks at it. In addition to management, some partners are contributing their funds. I will also hear their opinion,” Discovered Hancko Sr.
David Hancko is switching from Feyenoord after three years. He leaves to the top and with the captain’s ribbon, which he wore in the absence of Quinten wood. The Slovak international set up a trophy in every season she played in Rotterdam. He won Eredivisie in his first year, KNVB Bener in the next, and Johan Cruyff Shield in 2024. Cream creams were participating in the most prestigious champions league.
“Before this Champions League season, his name was sailing with a transfer, but he went nowhere. At the time, I told him at worst, he would play in the Champions League, which is what happened (laughs). Feyenoord did it away in decades,” emphasized the father of one of the best players from the Tatra Mountains.
In Rotterdam, he scored 140 appearances, scored 15 goals and gave 12 assists.
“So far, he has been fortunate to be in amazing cities – Prague, historical Florence and modern Rotterdam, which was bombed during World War II.
“I will accompany the three-year period with him and my nephew Adamek, with whom I have had a lot of time there. In addition, the club has crazy fans who can cheer even in heat,” Hancko Senior recaptured for his previous commitments.
Five-year contract and Simeone’s leadership
He will be the third Slovak in La Liga Spanish and will join Mallorca’s Vanik Greif AND Martin Valient. He has signed a five-year contract with Atletico Madrid, who expires after the 2029/2030 season. Subsequently Slot And Stefano Pioli, he can host Diego Simeone’s leadership.
“David always says that the truth lies in the field. First and foremost, he must confirm everything in it. I hope he will do as he did in Feyenoord. In an extremely short time, he has done it in the starting lineup.
“Then he played 119 consecutive games at the beginning of the XI. He took only one rest in the cup. All three years, he probably lost only two or three competitive matches,” says Jan Hancko.
The iron man or rock, as the athlete called it during the presentation, has a new challenge before him. He will protect other world -class players as Yamal of pets, Mbapp, Robert Lewandowskibut also Jude Bellingham.
Los Colchoneros will begin the next edition of La Liga on August 17 in Espanyol.