In a winter market in which LaLiga Santander and LaLiga Smartbank clubs have barely made any flashy additions, lUD Las Palmas surprised late on Monday with the signing of Jesé Rodríguez, that he was without a team after terminating his contract with PSG.
The news of the signing of the Canarian footballer was quite a bombshell given the quality that Jesé is assumed to be. However su performance on the pitch in recent seasons has questioned how he will perform in this new stage at UD Las Palmas, where he already played on loan for six months in the 2016/2017 season.
The president of the yellow entity, Miguel Ángel Ramírez, assured in statements to El Confidencial who expects the maximum performance of Jesé and ruled out that it is a 'broken toy' despite what many say about the Canarian soccer player. “He is a responsible signing. Jesé is not a broken toy. He is fine, excited and happy. His concern was that I was convinced and happy with him, and I am very grateful because I hope this is a showcase. He wants to show that he can resurface and be an important footballer again. “
Ramírez acknowledges that the image of Jesé off the pitch has been more remarkable in recent years than that of the footballer Jesé, although he assures that, being in his environment, the player can take a step forward. “It is true that Jesé has too much of a media side, but he is about to turn 28 years old. It's a good age. He stopped belonging to PSG and in recent months he has had doubts about what to do. I made it clear to him. He has to be a footballer and here he has the ideal ecosystem. If you do things well and take advantage of it, you will once again be an elite player. If not, we have tried. But Jesé is one of us. It is not a mortgage, it has adapted to our proposal and we both help each other “. Now it is up to Jesé himself to want to return to the football elite and, incidentally, to help Las Palmas to once again rub shoulders with the greats of Spanish football.