Costa Rica and Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Ceslo Borges says Keylor Navas playing for Real Madrid is the biggest thing to have happened for Costa Rican sport.
Navas was on the verge of leaving the Santiago Bernabeu after just one year in the summer as makeweight in the deal that would have sen David de Gea move from Manchester United.
But after that deal spectacularly collapsed minutes after the close of the summer transfer window, Navas has gone on to establish himself as the undisputed number one, winning many plaudits for his outstanding displays so far this season. He has conceded just three goals in 12 appearances all campaign.
Speaking to Radio Marca, Celso, who has known Navas since the pair were youngsters, hailed the Real shot stopper.
He said: “I’ve known Keylor from Costa Rica, and from Saprissa. We share a beautiful friendship. I was 16 when I met him the first time. We communicate a lot. He’s always had that ambition to win and be the best. He’s never lost it. He’s not just the best goalkeeper in La Liga. He works to be at the top and it is very well deserved.”
He continued: “His virtues? He has intuition before the shot and impressive reflexes. He reads these situations very well. Mentally he’s very strong. He’s the ideal goalkeeper. [Navas playing for Madrid] is the biggest thing to have happened in our country for people talking about sport. The people like him a lot.”
