In a lift that is having a hard time taking flight, Aitor
Fernandez spreads its wings stronger than ever. The Arrasate goalkeeper, indisputable for Paco López since his arrival, lives between two waters, since one of the sweetest moments at the individual level is joined by the disgust that his performance under the sticks is not helping the granota team, which will receive the Real from the fateful relegation places. Despite the collective concern tarnishing his individual performance, the one that already last year placed him among the best goalkeepers in the competition, Aitor tries to show muscle in the hours before he gets in front of the heavier artillery that they make up Willian
José and company.
His recent performance against Barça, who could not tear down his wall until the final minutes, earned him countless headlines. The Gipuzkoan kept Levante alive at the Camp Nou and only a ball stolen by the Catalans near his area allowed Messi will send the ball to the nets in the 75th minute with an accurate cross shot. The decisive role he played in preventing a more blushing win is reflected in some enlightening data: that day he added 12 interventions to the statistics, the best record of a goalkeeper in this 2020/21 League. It is that it stops, practically, everything.
Honey from Zubieta
Aitor
Fernandez He is an old acquaintance by the Real's technical secretariat, who already probed his future two years ago, at the beginning of 2018, just a few months before he left Numancia to join the ranks of Levante. The player himself has never hidden his predilection for the txuri urdin club and in an interview with MD, a few days before his landing at the Ciutat de Valencia was made official, he already released to the rooftops that “it would be a dream to play for Real” .
However, these paths have never been intertwined because the Royal bet in its day for Miguel
Angel
Moya and with the departure of Gero
Rulli, he insisted with Alex
Remiro. They are the two guardians of the blue and white goal. Aitor
FernandezMeanwhile, in three seasons it has become one of Levante's flagships. Not surprisingly, the Granota club put on the table in November 2019 a renewal until 2023, with a termination clause of 30 million, which the player signed without hesitation.
His relevance under the sticks was palpable from the beginning. The output of Oier
Olazabal He catapulted him to the starting position in his first season, last season he made a full series of games in the League (38) conceding 51 goals and in the current one, diminished by some discomfort, he has not been able to have so much continuity (13 goals in 10 appearances) but he's back in shape.