I Can Use My Speed In Football – Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt has said that his two-day trial at Borussia Dortmund this week will decide whether he can make it in professional football and said he has already asked Jose Mourinho for a chance at Manchester United.

“That will determine for me, personally, if I continue or if I say, ‘You know what? I’m probably not good enough,'” Bolt said at the Hublot Match of Friendship in Basel, Switzerland. “It’s what happens in the next two days.”

Bolt, 31, retired from athletics in August following the IAAF World Championships in London. He trained with South African side Mamelodi Sundowns in January and will participate in a charity match at Old Trafford in June.

“For me, I’m fast, so it’s definitely kind of all about using my speed,” Bolt said when asked about his playing style. “It’s something that I’ve used over the years, actually playing with my friends and stuff, so it’s something that I’m just looking forward to and we’ll see what happens.”

“I would like to play on the wing, on the left side,” Bolt said. “That would be my favourite position to play, but most of the people always say I would probably play up top, so we’ll see where it goes.”

“I’ve definitely asked him for a spot on the team, but as I said, I just want to wait until after the trials to really push and to really pressure,” Bolt said. “It’s something I said to him, and he said, ‘If you’re serious, we’ll see what happens,’ so let’s see what happens [this week].”