Kondogbia in the spotlight

Kondogbia returns which it was his house for three seasons and the beginning of this less than a month after your difficult departure, where his disagreements with the president of Valencia Anil Murthy were evident. The Frenchman was clear from the moment the option to go to Atlético was opened, once Thomas went to Arsenal depositing his clause on the horn and LaLiga gave the rojiblancos an extra month to sign, that their future was going to change of scene.

The team that had put him on the market, but once the deadline was closed He did not want to part with Kondogbia without the possibility of finding a replacement for him until January. The player forced his exit, and was able to get at the command of Simeone on November 5 after a month set aside in his former team. An inactivity, which, together with his late arrival, has caused He has only played 24 minutes as rojiblanco, 18 in his debut against Cádiz and the last six in the victory against Barcelona.

During the break he had had a whole game with the Central African Republic to recover sensations and get physical. It must be taken into account that Kondogbia has another handicap, since he cannot play the Champions League until the enrollment period reopens in January. But in LaLiga, the midfielder fully returns to Cholo's plans and in Mestalla his first title could come.

The Argentine coach explained yesterday that Kondogbia “He has many options to play.” “He has been growing a lot in training and we need him to be at a high intensity. He is very big and needs a very good physical condition. He was stopped for a while before coming and little by little he meets the footballer we went looking for “. With the losses of Herrera and Torreira, their participation in the medium becomes essential and they must gain prominence as soon as possible to give Koke and Saúl a break. Chance has wanted his first great opportunity for rojiblanco to come in the stadium where the center of the field ruled so many afternoons.