Grace ponders the discards after the first recognition to the Academy

The days go by and Javi Gracia's Valencia is taking shape. The team that had the first test on Saturday against Castellón and next Friday and Saturday will be measured against Villarreal and Levante respectively. And with the approach to LaLiga begins the articulation of a squad in which today there are more than thirty players.

To this day from the entity that they consider to be moment that Gracia can see first-hand all of the footballers, especially from the Academy, to get an idea of ​​who is ready and who is not. Without going further, ACE He has already reported that Hugo González and Fran Pérez will go up to the first team to join the preseason.

And although it is a reality that the coach increasingly sees more realistic working in training with a smaller number of players, the current situation is about a recognition phase in which, once concluded, Grace will be able to carry out the discards with total freedom to craft the balanced template you are looking for.

The technician is aware that the bet on the Academy is a philosophy that the board of directors has established and in fact today they are eight the canteranos under his tutelage, however there is consensus between the board itself and the coach to make this commitment to young people together with veteran footballers, those that exist and those that he hopes they will incorporate.

In this regard, another of the names to come is Alex White. The former Zaragoza player stepped on the Ciudad Deportiva for the first time this season, although he did not do so to put himself at the command of Gracia. The entity che already looking for a way out to a footballer who has not had too many opportunities in the Aragonese team and ends his contract in 2021, however they will let Gracia value it personally in case you have something to say about it. In any case, the idea of ​​the club that if finally Blanco ends up leaving is reserve some option on the footballer, either economic or repurchase.