There is no signing in this summer of Espanyol that hopes more than the news that is about to occurexcept unexpected debacle. Is about the renewal of Javi Puado, which was on the way to becoming a soap opera – not in vain, the negotiations began five months ago – but which is about to be resolved. Not surprisingly, as AS has been able to confirm, the intention of the perico club is that it can be closed next week, the one at the beginning of the preseason.
The agreement to extend its current relationship, which expires in one year, is very close, as advanced this Friday ‘La Grada’, and it remains earring of the classic “fringes”, according to sources of the negotiation point to this newspaper. One of them is finish defining the duration of the new contract, which may end in 2025 or 2026. Other, the variables applicable depending on the performance of the youth squad. But what all the parties agree on Puado's predisposition –Who is currently concentrating with the Olympic team in Benidorm– in adapting to the economic situation of Espanyol, handcuffed by LaLiga's salary control, which prevents him from offering him a token at the height of his sporting explosion.
Is very far The month of february, with Espanyol away from the leadership of Segunda and the Spanish Under-21 team still to debut in the final phase of the European Championship. It was then that the parakeet club launched the first offer, to which the representatives of Puado responded asking for time. At least until the end of the season.
The request was naturally assumed, the forward even made his debut a few weeks ago with Absolute and scored a goal, to receive siren songs from clubs with more economic potential, but the conversations with the Espanyol sports area did not stop at any time, determining factor, and common points were found until reaching, at present, an almost total agreement quite worthwhile. The one to retain one of the promises of Spanish football.