Valencia has three priority positions that are center, pivot and forward, although they are not the only ones in which José Bordalás awaits the arrival of reinforcements. In particular, there is one that is being worked on precisely because of the footballing ideas of the Alicante coach: the right side. There are three reasons why Valencia is looking for a side.
The first is that Bordalás likes to have the option in certain matches and rivals to bet on a double winger. It is a resource that he already used in Getafe and that he also plans to use in Valencia, more after analyzing the squad and checking the characteristics and offensive alternatives that he presents Thierry Correia.
The second has to do with the physical condition of Cristiano Piccini. In the club there is uncertainty about when Cristiano Piccini will be at full capacity. The Italian is striving throughout the summer to reach the preseason in the best condition, but his knee is still not what it was before the serious injury he suffered.
The third reason is numerical in terms of numbers in the core. Waiting to know the position determined by Bordalás for Carlos Soler and with the doubt about the Daniel Wass continuity, in addition to not counting on Jason, Valencia only has Yunus as a right wing midfielder and with the double winger, he would gain in resources, alternatives … and economically it is more feasible to sign a full back than a midfielder.
For all this, they appear two names that fit accounting into the possibilities of Valencia. One is the young side of Getafe Juan Iglesias (22 years old), another the international for Albania Iván Balliu (29 years old).
Juan Iglesias (Valladolid, 1998) debuted last season in the First Division under the orders of José Bordalás. Iglesias, signed from Logroñés by Getafe for his subsidiary, made his debut in the First Division on December 30, 2020 against Atlético de Madrid and his performance led him to start four of the last six league games, when Getafe was playing the permanence. Iglesias has a contract with Getafe until 2021 and the operation would be affordable in terms of transfer and even an exchange of players between clubs is proposed.
Graph and comparison of the performance of Juan Iglesias.
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Ivan Balliu (Caldes de Malavella, 1992) is a more experienced winger and that since last June 30 he has been without a team. Balliu, from the Barcelona quarry and two stages in Portugal (Arouca) and France (Metz) landed two years ago in the Almeria. There he played 34 league games last season, including two in the promotion phase to First Division. Balliu, in which they are also interested Osasuna, Mallorca, Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano, would arrive at Valencia with the freedom letter under his arm and a long career.
Graph and comparison of iván Balliu's performance.
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