Dani Rodríguez has revealed in an exclusive interview with Play Red the concern he has for his mother working on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Employed in a maternity ward at Hospital de Ferrol back in his hometown of Betanzos, the midfielder says despite the risk his nearest kin faces, he is in awe of emergency workers' response to the crisis.

“My family are well, but I’m a little worried about my mother,” he told Play Red. “She works in the maternity section at the Ferrol Hospital, and when something like this happens, obviously she’s more likely to be exposed. I’m worried about her and my father because they’re the oldest and are on their own.

“Although it’s true she works on a floor which doesn’t have a great deal of risk, they still don’t have many resources in terms of protective equipment. Thankfully, my mother has tested negative for Covid-19.

“They’ve had to work 50 or 100 times harder without any qualms throughout this difficult period and that’s appreciated. As citizens, we can only say a massive ‘THANK YOU’ in capital letters from our homes. The truth is, what they’re doing is worth admiring and being grateful for. I believe that all of these workers truly love the society they’re a part of.”