Aleix Vidal joins Morlanes: “I don't want to disappoint”

This Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. the presentation of Manu Morlanes as a new Espanyol player was to be held. But where one can fit two, thought the sports management. Aleix Vidal, who was free after rescinding with him Seville, has joined the parakeet project on his return to Primera. The signing has been fleeting and he has signed for two seasons. And it was also presented at the same time in a telematic conference.

Band player, who can act both as a right back and as a winger (“the side is covered, the idea is to play later”), arrives at Espanyol after a race between FC Barcelona and the Seville, clubs used to playing the Champions League. The Catalan, who will be 32 years old on Saturday, has only participated in 19 matches the previous year, 11 of which are the starter, and lands in the Parakeet club as a market opportunity to play the role of winger and give competition to Adrian Embarba.

“My intention was to come here. I am where I want to be and I don't want to disappoint,” commented the Catalan winger, who stressed that “I had no doubts. Those who know me that when I was free I received offers, but the one that was really more sincere is that of Espanyol. I had my time, things changed a lot. It's good for me to enjoy it again. “

But the premiere of Vidal will have to wait. Without a team this summer he has had offers from Foreign but I prioritized continuing in Spain. And a parakeet proposal arrived that has not materialized until the salary limit has not been released. Meanwhile, the Catalan trained alone: “I was with personal trainers on the beach. On a physical level I look good, but I haven't been in contact with the ball for a long time. That goes as standard, “he said and remarked:” The idea is to be important. “

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Aleix's past and Gerard Moreno's blessing

It is not the first time that Aleix Vidal wears the blue and white. In fact, lived a not very nice chapter in his career when, just finished the youth stage, he did not count for the sports management at that time and publicly denounced that he was having a bad time (“They didn't even let him put the cones”his representative commented at the time). He went to Greece and later exploded in Sevilla. The rest is known. In total, Vidal has played 216 matches at the highest level, including one of them with the National Team. Vidal signs for two seasons plus one option.

Along with him, Manu Morlanes, who signed on Monday and has already accumulated two training sessions with the group. “The group is magnificent, it had some reference. You had no doubts, I could not let it escape because it is a historic club”, he stressed. The Zaragoza midfielder explained that he can play as a positional midfielder but that he feels more comfortable released, although “Today we have to do everything, attack and defend. “

The midfielder spoke with Gerard Moreno, Villarreal icon and parakeet ambassador, before coming to Espanyol: “His words were unbeatable. It is what I have seen, what a good, close and familiar club”, he pointed. Francisco Rufete, sports director, thanked them for their patience until they were able to sign.