MADRID, 1 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The last signings of the Mozambican defender Reinildo Mandava for Atlético de Madrid and the Argentine Giovani Lo Celso for Villarreal have encouraged this Monday the second window to make transfers in Spanish football, while FC Barcelona remains waiting for what happens with the Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The African striker, until now at Arsenal, spent the last hours of Monday at the culé club’s offices waiting for his joining Xavi Hernández’s team to be announced after terminating his contract with the ‘gunners’.
With this, the international for Gabon hopes to become the third winter signing, in addition to the Brazilian Dani Alves, after the arrivals of Ferran Torres (Manchester City) and, this Monday, Adama Traoré (Wolves).
However, it seems that the Frenchman Ousmane Dembélé will continue in the Blaugrana discipline, determined to fulfill his contract despite the club’s ultimatum, which urged him to renew or leave in winter. Now, it remains to be seen if the Barça coach will seat him in the stands for the remainder of the season.
The one who has not moved his bench at all has been the current leader of the competition, Real Madrid, where he has not entered, as happened in the previous winter market, nor has anyone left. Thus, Carlo Ancelotti reiterates his confidence in his players to try to lift the title at the end of the season, in which he also aspires to win the Champions League and the Copa del Rey.
Yes, there have been movements in Atlético de Madrid, which has rushed the last hours to reinforce its defense, which this year is not performing at the usual level, with the Mozambican left back Reinildo Mandava.
With this, he joins the other winter signing, the Danish midfielder Daniel Wass, who has left Valencia. On the other hand, the British Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), the Serbian Ivan Saponjic (Slovan Bratislava) and Andrés Solano (Rijeka) have left the red and white discipline this January.
The second of LaLiga Santander, Sevilla FC, has not made any moves this last day, but this month it has incorporated the Mexican Jesús ‘Tecatito’ Corona (Porto) and the Frenchman Anthony Martial (Manchester United), letting Amadou go (free ), Idrissi (Cádiz) and Óscar Rodríguez (Getafe). Meanwhile, Real Betis, currently third-placed, has neither incorporated nor dispensed with players in this market.
For his part, the Argentinian Giovani Lo Celso has become this Monday the great surprise of Unai Emery’s Villarreal, to whom he arrives on loan and who has found a place in the team due to the departure of Dani Raba.
Like the former Real Betis player, Bryan Gil has also returned to LaLiga Santander this last day, a former Sevilla footballer who lands on loan at Valencia after not having excessive minutes at Tottenham. José Bordalás thus has another reinforcement after that of the Swiss central defender Eray Cömert.
Who did abandon the ‘che’ discipline was Manu Vallejo, from Cádiz, who will now play until the end of the season at Deportivo Alavés. The club from Vitoria, meanwhile, loaned Mamadou Sylla to Rayo Vallecano, and Elche, which was reinforced this Monday with Argentine striker Ezequiel Ponce, Uruguayan winger Lucas Olaza and midfielder Kike Pérez, reached an agreement with Cádiz to transfer to a Lucas Pérez who will wear yellow, just like the defender Luis Hernández.
The Albanian winger Myrto Uzuni and the Uruguayan striker Matías Arezo also arrived at Granada at the last minute. For their part, Athletic Club and Osasuna, like Real Madrid and Real Betis, have chosen not to incorporate players in this window.