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Marco Rios has been a member of the American Legion since mid-August.

After 12 years with his hometown club Borussia Dortmund, the midfield warrior has decided to start a new chapter this summer.

For months last season, there were rumor after rumor surrounding the future of the 48-time German Football Association player, with speculation ranging from a move within Germany, Saudi offers to a possible early end to his career.

The 35-year-old has finally found a new football home in Los Angeles – in a podcast, the German answered questions on several topics related to his new MLS adventure, his emotional farewell to BVB and alternative options last summer.

Reus: “In Germany they say: 'Well, he's old.'”

Rios now described, among other things, the serious changes in his private life to “TOMorrow”: “No one here cares if you go to the beach.” Whereas in Germany he “always felt a little watched,” in sunny California, he can now go to the supermarket in shorts and a tank top without any hindrance at all. He is “barely recognized” in the US capital, a mere “small fish” alongside Hollywood greats and pop stars.

Reus has already coped well with his departure from his home country – after all, there have been signs for some time that his era in black and yellow is slowly coming to an end. “I thought it would be more difficult,” the veteran said. “But maybe that was because it was expected that it was coming to an end.”

One goal and two assists in five matches – Marco Reus has already shown his qualities once or twice in the shirt of his new club. The noble technician also emphasizes in the podcast that the mentality regarding the fall of his MLS career is different: “In Germany they say: Well, he's too old. It's different here. Either you're good or you're not good has nothing to do with age.”

Saudi change? “Maybe it was ten times that.”

According to Reus, everything could have gone differently last summer – although he “didn't have a lot of alternatives” in the summer, the highly lucrative Saudi Professional League certainly attracted the Dortmund player. As is known, Reus decided not to do so: “Saudi Arabia was also an option, but in the end we decided for life and to have the opportunity to continue building the business here, making new contacts and expanding our horizons again,” Reus explained. .

However, financially, no other interested party could match the Saudis – a factor that was not decisive for Reus: “I still make good money here, it's not like that, but if we're talking about Saudi Arabia, it's probably That it should be so.” “It was ten times that amount. But I was never one to put money first. I was making sure I felt comfortable with my family.”

Reus, who signed a contract in Los Angeles until the end of 2026, is currently suffering from a thigh injury. With his new club, he is at the top of the American League’s Western Conference table with 64 points after 28 matches.

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