"A true LEGEND of soccer at OLYMPIACOS!" the red and whites wrote in their post on social media. The agents of Olympiakos joined hands with Marcelo and one of the top backs in history becomes a member of the Piraeus team. In fact, they fought against time, in order to declare him on the European list, since they had found the footballer.

The 34-year-old Brazilian defender wrote his own story at Real, becoming a legend. This summer he was released from the merengues after 15 years of impressive presence.

His trophy case at Real is more than full. He won 5 Champions Leagues, 6 Spanish leagues, 2 Cups, 5 Spanish Cups, 3 European Super Cups and 4 World Clubs. He had a total of 546 appearances and was among the leaders of the Spanish team. At the same time, he has played in 58 matches with the Brazilian national jersey.

He wanted to stay in Europe at all costs

Marcelo, from the moment he was released from Real, had become one of the most sought after ... free agents. He received blows from MLS, but his first concern was and is his stay in Europe. The proposals he received were many but he remained silent and trained hard to arrive in the best possible shape at his new destination.

The Rio de Janeiro-born footballer will thus embark on a new professional adventure after 16 seasons at the reigning Champions League champions, where he made his mark as the most successful footballer in the history of the entity. Olympiacos will be, after Fluminense and Real Madrid itself, the third professional team of his career.

Born on May 12, 1988, the 34-year-old superstar scored 38 goals for Real, including one in the 2014 Champions League final against Atletico Madrid in Lisbon. With the Brazilian national team, which he has represented 58 times with a score of six goals, he has competed in two World Cups (2014, 2018) and won the Confederations Cup (2013). Before signing for Real Madrid he was playing for Fluminense".

In the Greek team, Marcelo will meet some former LaLiga footballers... and will be "managed" by a Spanish coach: Carlos Corberan. The 39-year-old manager moved this summer from Huddersfield Town, where he fought hard to gain promotion (but to no avail) to the Premier League.

In his new team there are also old acquaintances from Spanish football, such as Vaclik (ex-Seville), Vrsaljko (ex-Atletico), Avila Pipa (ex-Espanyol), Kunde (ex-Atletico, Extremadura and Granada), Pep Biel (ex- Zaragoza), Conrad de la Fuente (ex Barça) and El Arabi (ex Granada).

Finally, now that his wish has come true and he will continue to compete in Europe, everyone is waiting to dethrone him in the Europa League games where Olympiacos will meet in his first match the French team, Nantes…