The crisis caused by Covid-19 hit hard at Alaves, who has seen how the LFP has cut its salary cap by 7,743,000 euros for this course, set at 42,028,000 euros, the lowest figure of First
Division. With less financial muscle than some of his direct rivals, he has once again resorted to a formula that has brought him good football results in previous years: the arrival of loaned players.
At least, Sergio
Fernandez Y Pablo
Machin They have had a good eye when it comes to recruiting the five reinforcements for this course. All have arrived on loan, with zero cost at the transfer level; a prerequisite for adjusting the numbers. Of the five, waiting for what the young man can give himself Thomas
Tavares, four are already offering an interesting performance. Your contribution is indispensable for a club that yearns to celebrate its centenary as one of the elite.
In this campaign, the loaned footballers regain the prominence of previous courses after, in the last, their role was quite gray. Victor
Camarasa and above all Robert
Jimenez, offered good performance, as did Aleix
Vidal in some moments of its irregular trajectory. The rest, with some isolated spark of Oliver
Burke, they almost tiptoed past Mendizorrotza.
Big names
In the first three seasons of the current Albiazul stage in First, several of the most prominent footballers joined on loan. His contribution was very important in the 16-17 campaign, where Deyverson, Victor
Camarasa, frames
Llorente, The O
Hernandez or Ruben
Nephew, among others, were vital for the team that was proclaimed runner-up of Cup.
In that campaign, Sergio
Fernandez, in his Albiazul debut, he had very little time to build the squad. Therefore, in addition to saving, he resorted to the gambled loan formula to complete it. More than 15 footballers arrived at the entity under this modality, an unusual and too high number that, however, offered an excellent result.
The transfer formula is an alternative that has worked for Alavés in recent campaigns to reinforce its squad
From there, the number of loans has been decreasing in each campaign. On 17-18, Munir, the top scorer babazorro of this stage with 14 goals between League Y Cup, Y John
Guidetti, this in the second round, were fundamental for the Alaves, from the hand of Abelard, achieved a spectacular comeback from December that ended up releasing him easily. Thomas
Pineapple, provided by the Witches In his first year Albiazul, he assumed the leadership of the midfield. Also shone Alfonso
Pedraza, although his performance, unlike the general of the team, was decreasing.
On 18-19, they were Jony Y Jonathan
Calleri the most outstanding loans. Next to Ibai
Gomez, until it was transferred to the Athletic at the winter market, they formed a brilliant offensive trio in a Alaves who broke his scoring record in one lap in First with 32 points and that he strove to return to European competitions until the last third of the championship.
The Asturian was one of the best assistants in that league with 11 passes on goal and also contributed 4 goals. The Argentine, with 9 goals, was the top scorer babazorro in that course. Now both have agreed again on Osasuna. In that campaign Borja
Walking stick, with 5 goals, and Darko
Brasanac They also offered a more than acceptable level.
Four headlines
An indication to check the weight of those yielded in a team is to see how many make up its starting eleven. So far this season, three of the five have achieved this privilege.
Lejeune He is a fixed as a left-handed center-back, Battaglia is already one of the leaders in the wide zone as a positional midfielder and Jot
Peleteiro, one of the last to arrive, is the one chosen to give creativity between the lines to the attack – even more so since the injury of Pere
Pons-. Deyverson He is not a starter, but he is the twelfth most used player. As to Thomas
Tavares, we will have to wait to see how it adapts and what performance it offers in this team.
Undoubtedly, unlike last year, the loans are going to be a fundamental piece in this Alaves. Their performance depends largely on whether the team seals their permanence in First for the fifth year in a row.