The brilliant and laborious promotion of Rayo Vallecano to Primera opens another door to Martin
Merquelanz looking to the future. The Madrid team is one of those interested in taking over the services of the Irundarra winger for next season and has a decisive advantage over the other candidates, which are several, among which is Cádiz, in the case that the Real decides to transfer or assign their player: their coach, Andoni
IraolaHe knows him perfectly and made him live his best season as a professional, at Mirandés, in Segunda, two years ago. It also remains to be confirmed that the San Sebastian coach will continue in Vallecas, although it is taken for granted that he will reach a new agreement with the franjirroja board and that the interests are common.
Merquelanz will be presented on July 8 in Zubieta with the intention of gaining the trust of Imanol
Sheriff because his dream continues to be to triumph in the Real, but he does not want to repeat a campaign like the last one, in which his participation was residual, since he barely played 17 games out of 50, only 705 minutes, 15% of the total. “It is true that a season like this, at the minute level, I would not like to have,” the Irundarra clearly said in an interview with Mundo Deportivo. With Iraola In the 2019/20 campaign, he took part in 43 games between the League and the Cup and was uncovered with 17 goals and 14 assists. In total, he played 3,315 minutes, in which he exhibited all his potential, he won a contract until 2025 with Real and aroused the interest of Athletic, who also made him an offer.
He does not want another season the same
Merquelanz He is not very clear about his future at Real, due to what happened this season: “I have no idea whether or not the squad is going to change or whether there will be renewals or sales. Faced with a similar situation, I would prefer to find a way out, “he said in MD. In the event that an exit is agreed, either through an assignment or a transfer, the Rayo is a very logical option for the Irundarra, whose termination clause amounts to 60 million euros (65 from 2022) and to which they award a market value of two million today.
In a similar situation is Jon
Guridi, who hesitates to accept the Real's renewal proposal due to lack of minutes. With Iraola and next to Merquelanz Y Sagnan, He enjoyed an extraordinary campaign with much prominence in Second with Mirandés.