Only a few days after having achieved promotion with Elche, Osasuna announced that Juan Cruz was leaving the Elche club to become a player for the Pamplona team until 2023. The Navarrese club has paid 2,750,000 euros for him.
The Madrid left-back is happy with his new destination: “I am very happy. For me it is a unique experience. I am grateful to be able to belong to this great club.I really want to get to Pamplona“And now he is enjoying a well-deserved vacation. Although he was focused on the ascent of Elche, he does not hide that:” As soon as Braulio, Cata and the coach himself contacted me, I did not hesitate given the project that they proposed to me and this being such an important year for Osasuna, the centenary. It is an experience that I want to live. “
At 28 years old comes the opportunity to debut in the First Division and what it can offer: “I am a very hard-working person, very humble, I come from below and I know what I have fought and what I have tried to get here. It seems to me that this is reflected in the field. I'm looking forward to getting to El Sadar and seeing those people that I have suffered against, and who are so high, and have them in my favor. I trust to have them behind when I leave my soul and skin in that field because I am a player who notices that a lot“.
Osasuna finalizes the preparations before taking on Eibar
Osasuna has carried out a training session of just under an hour with the aim of finalize preparations for the friendly match that will be played this afternoon in Tajonar against Eibar.
The coach of the red box, Jagoba Arrasate, wanted to rehearse different plays in both areas in which his players have carried out set pieces and plays with lateral crosses.
The footballers in charge of rehearsing the set pieces have been: Rubén Martínez, Nacho Vidal, Aridane, Navas, Zabarte, Darko, Torró, Córdoba, Javi Martínez, Kike Barja and Chimy Ávila.
This could be the eleven chosen by Arrasate to start against an armorer team that arrives in Pamplona with enthusiasm after being defeated 3-1 in Leganés in their last preseason match.
On the other hand, the second group of men has carried out offensive actions that began on the sides and ended with centers to the area. Íñigo Pérez, Rubén García, Aimar and Torres entered the wings to put centers on the auctioneers: Juan Villar, Adrián, Gallego and Cardona.
The Basque coach will not be able to count on Unai García, Cardona and Herrando, players all of them who continue their work to recover from their respective injuries that keeps them away from the usual training sessions.
Moncayola, who yesterday played the final minutes with the Spanish Under 21 Team in his debut, will not be able to count on his coach like Juan Cruz. The recent rojillo signing has not yet joined the group as he must pass two PCR tests.
Osasuna does not want relaxation 8 days before the start of a new season that the Navarrese will start at Carranza next Saturday against Cádiz.