The explosion of Carlos Soler

Carlos Soler became known to the national public after the imperial race in the final of the Copa del Rey in 2019 in Seville, in which he defeated Jordi Alba and put the goal in Rodrigo's head. He was only 22 then. This season, with 24, has had to suffer. Grace returned him to his natural place, the midfielder. It was difficult for him to adapt after several seasons playing on the right and with a team that did not finish starting throughout the course. But in the end, his numbers and sensations, leave him as one of the best valencianistas of the season: 12 goals and 9 assists in 34 games played, Top scorer and greatest assistant of the team.

And the recognitions from outside have not been long in coming. On the one hand, the selection. The Eurocup was a dream, for the moment unfulfilled, but Soler, already vaccinated, is one of the favorites for De la Fuente's list for the Tokyo Olympics. In addition, the Valencian has been one of the six footballers (aside from the under-21s) called by Luis Enrique to concentrate during the last week in a parallel bubble to the one of the absolute Selection, in case, after the positive of Busquets, there was an outbreak in the staff and they had to be pulled. Since yesterday he returns to enjoy his vacations which he interrupted to put himself at the service of the Red.

In addition, in a team that has finished 13th in the Spanish LaLiga, Soler has been one of the few that has increased its market value during the season. The course started with a 30 million valuation, according to the specialized website Transfermarkt, already in January it reached 35; Y this week, after the last update, its market value amounts to 40 million. Only he, Guedes, Álex Blanco and Yunus have increased their value in this mediocre ché campaign. So much so that Soler enters the top-10 of most valued Spanish LaLiga players. In fact only six of them have a higher quote: Marcos Llorente (80 million), Pedri (70), Oyarzábal (70), Ansu Fati (60), Koke (60) and Pau Torres (50). At the same level are players of the stature of Gerard Moreno, Mikel Merino and Saúl Ñíguez. The next Valencian player on the list is José Gayà, with a market value of 35 million.

Waiting for the list for the Olympics, which could be his next challenge, Soler resumes his vacation today although he hopes it will be for a short time. However, he does not lose sight of everything that happens in his Valencia. The Valencian is very excited about the arrival of Bordalás to the club. The gift of the Alicante in optimizing the performance of his players can come like a glove to Soler, just at this point in his career in which his explosion is underway.