Rodríguez: “The objective is to achieve what every sportinguista wants”

He arrived in Asturias on Saturday night, lived his first hours in Gijón on Sunday and at noon this Monday he wore his new clothing for the first time, in the presentation that took place in El Molinón. José Luis Rodríguez joins Sporting tomorrow Tuesday, which starts the training week ahead of the first league game. “If it is possible to play already on Sunday, I would be delighted,” said the first Panamanian footballer in the history of the Gijon club.

The 'Puma' Rodríguez is clear that he reaches “a historic club”, that is why he chose it among the options he had on the table, and the objective this season is “to achieve what every sportinguista wants, which is to reach the First Division again”.

David Gallego adds a pure extreme to his squad. “I can give him a lot of speed on the wing, a lot of one-on-one, many centers and above all goals,” said Rodríguez. Goals the team needs and goals also hopes to achieve this 23-year-old footballer who will wear the number 18. “I love scoring goals; I will try to get a lot and be able to score as many goals as possible,” he said.

“It is a very exciting challenge for me to be here and I hope to have a great year,” added José Luis Rodríguez. “Sporting is a great team, a historic team and we are building a great squad“commented the Panamanian, who clarified that the nickname of 'Puma' is not only because it coincides in name and surname with the Venezuelan former but because before it was hung by a Panamanian journalist who compared his speed with that of the feline.

José Luis Rodríguez was presented by the sports director, Javier Rico, who did not clarify whether the economic injection that Sporting de LaLiga will receive will allow it to make any more contracts or if it will avoid making any transfers. “The club has that 15 percent and the market remains open until August 31,” he recalled.