Sergio Fernandez works hard to reinforce the squad. The one of Florian Lejeune is one of the underlined names on your agenda. Among other options, Alavés negotiates with Newcastle his loan for one season. If the operation is completed, the center of the rear would be complete for the next year, waiting to close the exits of footballers such as Adrián Dieguez, next to Fuenlabrada, and Olivier Verdon.
The new system Pablo Machin, which demands three centrals on the pitch, required to incorporate at least one cash in this demarcation. During the preseason, The guard and Rodrigo Ely have been fixed in two of the squares, with Ruben Duarte and Ximo Navarro as alternatives for the third. The physical problems of the latter, who was replaced in the final stretch against Osasuna, make him doubtful about receiving Betis. Tachi appears as an alternative on the bench.
Meet LaLiga
Florian Lejeune meets the profile that the babazorro set is looking for. At 29 years old and 1.90 meters tall, the Frenchman is an experienced defender who already knows the Spanish First Division. After being signed by Villarreal in July 2011, he has worn the shirts of Girona, in the Second Division, and Eibar, in the highest category.
He came to the Castellón team from F.C. Istres Gaul and, after playing the majority of meetings with his subsidiary in Second B, came to play two clashes in Second Division in the 11-12 season. In 12-13 he continued alternating matches between the first team and the yellow submarine subsidiary until, in January 2013, he was loaned to Stade Brestois, with which he took part in 10 matches in Ligue 1 and the French Cup.
In the summer of 2014 he went to Girona, where he coincided precisely with the current Albiazul coach, Pablo Machin, who knows him perfectly.
His good level made Manchester City include him on the payroll, although he continued to play with the Catalan squad. In the 14-15 campaign he played 38 regular league games and two promotion promotion games. In 15-16, he played another 38 in the league and three in the qualifying rounds to move up to the First Division.
After his stage in Girona, Eibar paid around 1.5 million euros for his services. In Ipurua he became the undisputed holder with Jose Luis Mendilibar, playing 37 duels in the season 16-17 -34 in the First Division and three in the Cup.
To the Premier
At the end of that year, the gunsmith team transferred him to his current club, Newcastle, for around 10 million euros in an excellent operation in which he obtained a notable financial benefit from the defender.
His career in the British squad has gone from more to less. In the Premier 17-18 he participated in 24 games, in the 18-19 in 12 and in the last edition only in six. With a contract with his current team until June 2022, the defender welcomes returning to the Spanish competition to feel important again.
In addition, the possibility of meeting again with Pablo Machin seduces you. When both coincided at Girona, he was one of the most trusted men of the Soria, with whom he performed perfectly within his 1-3-5-2.