Last July 30, Yangel Herrera ate with his agents in one of the restaurants on Patacona beach, making time for Singapore to give the OK of his signing for Valencia. The documents for him to arrive on loan from Manchester City (It was an operation that took place in parallel to the transfer of Ferran Torres to the club sky blue) they were already in the Mestalla offices and the first signing of the Gracia era was about to be consummated. He was the natural replacement for Coquelin, who was already on the exit ramp.
Three days later, Valencia told their agents to go home because his signing would take a few days. The quota of non-community players (Kang-in, Maxi and Paulista) was covered And that was a problem, although they had the option of a double passport from the center that would arrive soon.
Thus the things, the time passed, Yangel did not know anything else about Valencia and just a month later, on August 30, the Venezuelan decided not to wait any longer and return to Granada not before renewing with City until 2024. Gracia was left without his first signing and without anything else because Lim closed the tap for signings and Valencia did not strengthen in summer.
Football things, just five months after Yangel's meal in Patacona and four after his signing for Granada, Javi Gracia looks at the faces with what could be his first signing. Although he will do it on the opposite side. For more inri, the coach plays part of his credit with a team in which he barely has midfielders And with Racic's doubts, Carlos Soler is the only regular in this area in which Herrera is leaving in Granada where he has already played 20 games this season, between the League and the Europa League, and has scored six goals.
The unsuccessful signing of Yangel Herrera was Javi Gracia's first frustration in front of the Valencia bench. Then more came, like that of Capoue, an alternative to Yangel, who will end up signing for Villarreal in a few days. And so the end of the market was reached, when Grace ended up resigning considering that he had been deceived with the signings, a resignation that was not accepted.
Right now, Gracia comes to the match against Yangel's Granada in a difficult situation. From the club they continue to ensure that the coach is strong and a defeat in Los Cármenes would not mean a dismissal. However, reaping a new defeat could leave Valencia in a very difficult position to finish 2020. I could even fall into a relegation position who has not occupied since the first days of the 2016-17 academic year, with Pako Ayestarán on the bench