The last ten years of Celta summarized in 14 seconds, in a manual backlash against Osasuna. Nolito won a ball in front of the area of the Vigo team, touched to Santi Mina, who returned it to him first before the man from Cádiz threw a pipe and connected with Denis Suarez. The play was launched. Denis searched deeply for Mina, who, minimally temporizing, put it on her foot. Iago Aspas. There time stopped. The '10' faced his ex-teammate Facundo Rocanglia, broke his waist with a bicycle and finished crossed with the right. The goal of the four golden prodigal sons.
The architects with their transfers that Celta would re-float economically they teamed up to open the scoring in the match that has certified the celestial permanence one more year in First. Climbing to the top category was the objective of the olive club when in the spring of 2011 he sold Denis, the pearl of his quarry, to Manchester City. The english paid 1 million euros by a talented midfielder who had not made his debut at Balaídos. That operation gave liquidity to an entity immersed in a Insolvency proceedings.
Two years later, and after leading the miraculous salvation of 4%, Iago Aspas left for Liverpool leaving 10.8 million euros in the celestial coffers. It was an injection of financial stability. Celta was able to start thinking beyond the stresses of day to day. That same summer, he invested 2.6 million for 70% of the Nolito and three seasons later he sold it to the City for 18 'kilos'.
‘Return Operation’
The man from Cádiz only coincided with one campaign with Aspas, enough time for his society, in which Fabián Orellana also participated, resuscitated the EuroCelta. The Moañés had returned to Balaídos thanks to the transfer of another forward formed in A Madroa. Valencia disbursed 10 million for Santi Mina and the Celtic idol was able to return home from Seville for 5.3.
With Aspas, the ‘Operation Return’ dreamed of by Carlos Mouriño started, a recruitment of prodigal sons that ran wild last year. Barcelona opened the door to Denis for 13 'kilos', Mina was part of the lot valued at 30 million (14.5 of transfer, the Vigo tip and the transfer of Jorge Sáenz) that took Maxi Gómez to Valencia and Nolito arrived with the freedom letter in hand.
The four players whose sales provided around 40 million euros to Celta together with Brais Méndez form a fearsome attack since Eduardo Coudet took command. All have a contract for the next season, the prelude to the year of the celtic centenary. A magical date for a quartet that changed the course of the club.