Forlan fighting fit and raring to go for Kitchee in AFC Champions League despite taking a year out of the game
New signing may come off the bench on Sunday but has a month to get match-ready to face the best teams on the continent
The 38-year-old was introduced to the media and given shirt with his new squad number, 18, ahead of his first training session at the Kitchee training centre on Saturday.
The former Atletico Madrid man eased concerns over his fitness, having not played competitively since leaving Indian Super League side Mumbai City in December 2016.
“I was training,” he said. “I didn’t play not because I didn’t have a chance to. I did have some offers during the year,” Forlan said before admitting his priorities last year included the birth of his second son.
“I keep training the whole year. About the physical it’s not a problem,” he added before admitting that match fitness would only come with games.
The first of those could be on Sunday where he will start on the bench for Kitchee’s Hong Kong Premier League game against Southern. Head coach Alex Chu was unwilling to confirm if he would make an appearance.