The bands take on a special role in the 1-3-5-2 you want to implement Pablo Machin. Thus, Sergio Fernandez strives to incorporate footballers who raise the offensive power of the team on both sides, especially on the left. In the past year, the lack of a leading player in this position was one of the team's shortcomings.
In their eagerness to sign a left-handed winger, Alavés has asked, among others, about an old acquaintance: Jony Rodriguez. Return to Vitoria-Gasteiz that of Cangas de Narcea is highly unlikely because, right now, due to its high payroll, the club lacks the necessary monetary resources to bring him back. Despite this, the entity from Gasteiz will remain vigilant in case the current and uncertain transfer market lowers the costs of a transfer and thus opens up any possibility.
After bringing Edgar Mendez, signed as property, and Víctor Camarasa, on loan, Sergio Fernández seems determined to continue with the Operation Vintage to bring back old acquaintances. In addition, by Jony, the club currently manages the option of Deyverson and he has also asked about Alfonso Pedraza, who has one year left on his contract at Villarreal after concluding his loan at Real Betis.
Undisputed
The Asturian extreme, to which Abelard gave the baptism in First at Sporting, reached his best level at Alavés in the 18-19 season. He arrived in the Alava capital on loan from Málaga and became the main offensive reference of a babazorro team that frequented Champions League positions in an extraordinary first round, the best in its history with 32 points.
In that season, with the slime foxes and The Pitu Again as coach, he scored 4 goals and distributed no less than 11 assists in the 36 LaLiga games he played, with a total of 2,983 minutes.
In the last exercise, he totaled 1,659 minutes with the Lazio, spread over 32 matches played in the Transalpine Serie A, the Cup and the UEFA Europa League. He has not scored any goals and has given 4 assists. Figures that are far from those accredited in the previous year in Mendizorrotza.
For this reason, the Asturian player, who has not enjoyed continuity in his first campaign at Lazio, looks askance at the Spanish league to regain his best level.
Unfilled gap
The fans of El Glorioso remember their careers on the left wing and it is that, in the past year, Alavés failed to find a reference player to take their witness on that side.
On the right, Aleix Vidal was the undisputed headline until the confinement took place in March. However, no one managed to gain the fixed position on the left-handed flank. Luis Rioja, with 1,623 minutes played, was the one who occupied this demarcation for the longest time but, after arriving from Second A in the summer of 2019, he accused the logical process of adaptation to LaLiga. His effort to help in defense was commendable, but in attack he must contribute much more.
They also played on that side their own Aleix Vidal, Oliver Burke, Borja Sáinz or Edgar Méndez, but nobody managed to settle on it. The lack was compensated by the falls to that band of Lucas Pérez to generate danger.
32 contracts in force
For all this, El glorious He works hard to strengthen his left wing. With no less than 32 contracts in force for the coming course, he needs to release players to make room for those who will enter. In the absence of less than a month for the competitive start, it has not yet completed any incorporation.
In addition to a left-handed winger, look for a right-handed wing player, a center-back, a midfielder – everything points to Rodrigo Battaglia-, a striker and, if possible, a second signing to reinforce the wide field.