José Alberto López: “We need to reinforce the offensive plot”

Jose Alberto Lopez spoke for SER Deportivos Málaga. And what the new Blue and White coach said was quite juicy. For your interest, we echo your words.

There are signings to be made. “We need to reinforce the offensive plot. We are in it. In the other lines we will prioritize quality over quantity. Also prioritize which players are below and which are closer to being able to help us and have continuity with us. We do not dial any number, simply that it is people who come to contribute, to give us that extra, that leap in quality that we want. We will see what the salary cap is as well ”.

Equipment configurationor. “The squad is not going to be closed before the League starts. I confidently say no. Everything is going slow and we have to take short but very firm steps due to the economic urgencies that we have. We cannot go crazy. We have to go little by little and we know that until the end of the market there are going to be things that we cannot solve ”.

The budget and salary cap are yet to be determined exactly. “What you can do is work as we are working, honestly, with dedication, long hours. Trying to do everything and very hand in hand with the sports management and the technical secretariat. And making decisions. Yes, it is true that we are very limited in the economic aspect and it affects the potential of the squad that can be had, but we are very happy with the people who have arrived and we are convinced that the players who are to come will contribute and will to be important ”.

How many players do you want for your squad? “We don't dial a number. We are clear about the positions that we need to strengthen. We also want to see the quarry boys compete in these preseason games to have information and a reference for decision-making, to see which players are closer to what we want. But we do not set the number of incorporations or staff, here we have a good subsidiary that we can draw on at any time ”.

Consensus with the signings. “I do not understand any other way of working that was not coordinated or joint. If Manolo were on one side and I on the other, we would be wrong. All we do is taking firm steps and convinced of what all parties are doing. We are people at heart and we say things to our faces, what we like and what we don't like. Within the possibilities we have, we will try to make the best decisions to put Málaga as high as possible ”.

goals. “By history it is a First class club, but by budget we are going to be small, far from other teams. What happens is that this category understands little about budgets, understands to do things well. Until today we are doing things well and we are going to leave our hearts to build a solid, solvent team that the fans can identify with and enjoy with us ”.

Portillo, Amrabat… “I am not going to comment on what you have told me, I like things to be talked about inside. They are two players who are on the market, but I'm only talking about the players who belong to Málaga, whatever you want ”.