Manolo: “Until the last minute you have to be with stiff ears”

During the presentation of the latest Malaga signings (Sekou, Antoñín and Víctor Gómez) Manolo Gaspar assured that he faces the final hours of the transfer market “with great tranquility”. The sports director feels “with his homework done”, but does not rule out that there is a last minute signing. In fact, the club combs the market in search of a playmaker to complement the Blue and White attack: “We are calm, with our homework done, with a good final drawing and a fairly balanced template. This year we live it with a lot of tranquility, but It is still the 31st and until the last minute you have to be with your ears stiff”.

As for the departures, the blue and white head of sports also keeps the door open. Alexander González does not enter into José Alberto's plans and the youth squad Ismael Casas has also remained in the background among the technician's priorities after the arrival of Víctor Gómez. “All the players know what their situations are. Everything has been planned for a long time. In that chapter I think we will also be calm, but until the market closes there will be possibilities and even after because there are markets that will remain open, so we are going to be vigilant ”.

The Ismael Casas case required a separate comment. “Ismael's bet remains firm, in recent years and still. My job is to make a squad as competitive as possible. Ismael knows what the situation is from minute one. Ismael is a versatile player, who can play in various positions and that makes us have a more competitive squad and the decision is yours. If you decide to stay, that's what the club wants. If you decide you need to have minutes, we will help you. That is the situation. Ismael has been and is a bet of the club ”, explained Gaspar.

The paleño sent his version of the failed signing of Ontiveros in the next few days, who opted for Osasuna when his arrival at Malaga was only in the absence of the signature: “On the 2nd I will speak and there I will tell what happened. For me the important thing today are these (Sekou, Antoñín and Victor Gómez), who are the ones who want to defend our shirt. We know ‘Onti’ very well, we love him very much, but we will tell about that case on the 2nd, without problems ”.

Finally, Manolo Gaspar dedicated words of gratitude to Benkhemassa, who rescinded his contract with Málaga this Monday: “Benkhemassa is a player who has provided many facilities, has done his part and is a very beloved player to whom we have to give the recognition it deserves. He arrived in a difficult situation and little by little he has made a hole with his professionalism and his good work in favor of the group. We wish him luck and this is his home ”.