The new adventure of former captain Javi López in Australia

He wanted to retire at Espanyol, a club to which he rebounded when he was 21 years old and in which he ended up becoming one of its captains and of its historical, with 286 official matches in the first team. But the sudden termination of Javi López's contract this August, when he had just renewed two months earlier, truncated his plans. The right-back, who has had a bad time after that sentimental farewell, already has another new challenge. As exotic as it is initiatory for him.

The right back is a new player of the Adelaide United of the Australian Football League, so you will have your first experience abroad. Javi López, who has in mind to continue linked to football once he retires (he has been studying his studies while still active), was waiting yesterday for the trip to be closed in order to enroll as soon as possible in the ranks of his new team. In an interview with Isaías Sánchez, who was a team player and made his first debut with Mauricio Pochettino, and who played in Adelaide from 2014 to 2018, Javi López acknowledges being “excited” about this new challenge in his first experience abroad.

When he had to define himself, Javi López had respectful words towards Espanyol, as in his farewell: “I have developed my career in Spain, in a historic club like Espanyol in which I have played 11 seasons. Normally I was a winger, although I was also a midfielder, central defender and as an anecdote I had to finish a derby as goalkeeper”he joked with Isaiah.

The Australian league will start on December 27 and end on June 30, so Javi López arrives directly to do the preseason and will be able to complete the entire course with his new club, which has presented him in style, highlighting the rivals he has had to face during these campaigns as a Espanyol player.