Granada lives these days pending to be able to definitively close the incorporation of Álex Collado. The left-handed Barcelona midfielder has spent days in the Nasrid capital waiting for both clubs to solve the last procedure of his loan until the end of the season to be able to stamp his signature and place himself under the command of Robert Moreno.
The agreement is tied and it only remains to shape and sign it. The burning news that is hitting the Catalan club these days with its numerous market movements (signings and renewals) is delaying the announcement of this operation and Collado continues not to be officially a Granada player.
The footballer witnessed live in Los Cármenes the last two matches of Granada against Mallorca (4-1) and Atlético de Madrid (2-1) and he is crazy to join the work with the group, but he will not be able to do it until his incorporation is official. In any case, he could not debut on Sunday in Elche since the Andalusian club You will not be able to register your federation until next Monday, January 3, the day on which the registration period for the winter market will formally open.
The negotiation between Granada and Barcelona for Collado has had several ups and downs in recent weeks. The Barça club announced the transfer on December 9, which caused a huge surprise in Los Cármenes since the details of the agreement had not yet been finalized. Now everything is on track and the only thing missing is the final procedure and the signature so that the Catalan player dons the red-and-white shirt. At Granada they trust that he does not delay and the footballer can join the training sessions as soon as possible with his new teammates, whom he met personally before the Christmas holidays.
Robert Moreno and his footballers are scheduled to undergo the PCR test this Wednesday. The tests will take place at noon and in the afternoon there will be an individualized work session. On Thursday, once the results of the tests are known, they will exercise as a group.