Oliva frees Esquerdo

Beyond the use of Javi Gracia, the signings of Cutrone, Ferro and Oliva have expanded the scarce wardrobe fund with which the Valencia Football Club had. The incorporation of these three names will give the Navarrese more footballers to choose from and his contribution to the team will start from Sunday, as all three are suitable to travel to Bilbao.

Of all of them, Oliva's arrival was and is “a priority” in the words of the club. The Che were looking for a defensive midfielder and finally, on the last day of the market, the aspiration came true. In addition to Gracia (more to choose from), Oliva (the opportunity of a lifetime) and the team itself, there is a fourth beneficiary in this equation: Vicente Esquerdo.

The young squad started the season like a shot: renewed until 2024 and started as a starter in the absence of Carlos Soler. However, his performance did not end up being suitable and as soon as Soler returned disappeared from the lineups. Beyond sporadic participation in the Cup, Esquerdo has hardly played 230 minutes in LaLiga. However to date and despite has remained without playing in 17 LaLiga matches, he was always in the calls since Gracia included it in case the players a priori headlines suffered some setback.

Thus, Vicente has seen half a season go by in which although he has trained with the first team, he was short of minutes, he saw how Koba passed him in the rotation and curiously Mestalla needed a footballer who would generate the football that he has in his boots. Last weekend for the first time in the entire course the midfielder played with the subsidiary che and with the arrival of Oliva this could become habitual.

Now Gracia already has something else to choose from and what Esquerdo has a filial record allows you to play with team 'B'. If there are setbacks in the core, both Vicente and Koba are the regulars who train with the first team and are prepared, howevere for this day that Gracia has all the suitable means. So Esquerdo and Koba They participated in the video session with Mestalla and except for surprise they will play again under Óscar Fernández this weekend against Orihuela. To make matters worse, the Valencian subsidiary is in a delicate situation in 2nd Division B and the help of two players like those mentioned is necessary.