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Lopetegui’s fourth project gets underway

Sevilla held their first training session this Monday evening, with which the team coached by Julen Lopetegui The 22-23 season starts in the fourth project with the Gipuzkoan coach at the helm.

Under the watchful eye of the president, José Castro, the vice president, José María del Nido Carrasco, and the sports director, Monchi, the coach from Gipuzkoa directed the first work session, in which players such as Fernando Kingsfresh from injury Jesus Navasthe Argentines Acuna, Montiel, Lamela and Ocampos, the dutch Rekis or croatian Rakitic. The internationals who went on vacation a little later for the last FIFA matches will take a few more days to join, as they will do so in the expedition that will travel to South Korea at the end of the week for the first pre-season concentration, which will last until on July 17.

In the working group, a large group of homegrown players stood out to complete the squad, specifically the goalkeepers Marius Herzig, Adrián González, Alberto Flores and José Antonio del Castillothe defenders Kike Salas, Pablo Perez, Valentino and Jose Angelmidfielders Pedro Ortiz, Luismi Cruz, Bramble, Nacho Quintana and Juanlu and the striker Ivan Romero.

“Marcao passed the filters” and is the first objective

Sevilla, with the pending future of Koundé, who is recovering from an injury that forced him to undergo surgery, awaits the arrival of the first signings. the brazilian Marcao, central del Galatasaray, it can be the one that opens the arrival door. Own Monchi acknowledged this Monday in an interview on ‘Onda Cero’ that it is a goal to replace Diego Charles. “Marcao is a central which is within the names. From there he is obviously not the only one. I always try to work with alternatives. He has passed different filters that we have to decide and he is on that final list of players. He is a centre-back who may only seem aggressive but he is left-footed, with a very good foot, personality. An interesting centre-back who meets the profiles we have in mind”, he said.