The trident of doubts

Next Monday, October 5, the market in Spanish football closes and in the Second Division there are still dozens and dozens of movements to be produced. Three of them will undoubtedly change the fate of the category. There are three forwards, all of them with a level to spare not only to play, but to shine and swell with goals in the First Division. However, to this day, also due to the complicated circumstances of the coronavirus summer, they are still silver players. The most surprising thing is that it cannot be guaranteed that none will continue, but their exits are somewhat blocked. Girona, Espanyol and Mallorca sigh and long for the end of the stopwatch. Their continuity gives them a fundamental plus to seek promotion. Will they succeed?

Stuani, the top scorer with doubts

Christian Stuani was, by far, the best player of last season in Second. His goals, despite the game slump that Girona went through, qualified his team for the Playoffs. His decisive expulsion against Elche, in the final for promotion, was decisive. But in the city nobody blames him for anything. He stayed, despite having a market. For family reasons, because of the affection with which the club has always treated him and with the ambitious goal of returning soon. He soon proved not to take the experience as a joke and he swept with goals, goals and more goals.

However, the failure to do so changed plans. Girona no longer receives financial compensation for the decline and its budget reduction has forced it to sell important players like Borja García. Quique Cárcel made it clear at the end of August: ” most likely Stuani will be out this summer“. A month later he is still a Girona player. His salary, of course, is a problem for the entity, even though he is aware that this payment translates into points. Gianluca Di Marzio points out that several Italian clubs follow him closely, but his salary and the cost of the operation are a hindrance.

Budimir, tug of war

The chaos caused by Ante Budimir has not pleased the Mallorca fans. The footballer does not want to play until his future is resolved. Luis García Plaza himself confirmed it in a press conference: “He is not comfortable, it is an uncomfortable situation for everyone. The player is not psyched. Meanwhile, the team only adds one goal in three days and yearns for the many that the Croatian tip celebrated. Without going further, last season he signed 13 goals in the First Division, a remarkable figure for the category and more in a club that could not consolidate the permanence.

If you stay and are psyched, it would not be surprising that Stuani's numbers were hovering. But it still has no destination. At least he has a clear suitor: Valladolid. They are still in talks, although Mallorca is not willing to give in so easily. At least, it will not do so if the Pucelano group does not approach its clause of 15 million euros. The offer for him is about 4.5 'kilos' today, a figure that the island's offices consider insufficient to sell to an international for Croatia. Although he is the closest to leaving of the three protagonists of these lines, there is still a lot of cloth to cut.

Raúl de Tomás, in the orbit of Atlético and Barcelona!

Incredible but true. Right now, a striker who went to Benfica for 20 million is a Segunda player, who arrived at Espanyol for 22 and who is in the spotlight, according to rumors in recent days, of Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona. The club at no time was against making money with Raúl de Tomás, although it is tempting to keep a 'killer' on the squad who is already in line at the box office to buy the ticket back to Primera. The entity is aware that it has to release a salary mass, that the money would not hurt at all and that its footballer does not have the level to play in the silver category.

Of course, as this newspaper has learned, he resoundingly refuses to let him leave on loan. Mainly because he would lose his scoring ability and would not recover the important investment he made for him in the last winter market. For the moment, Espanyol does not have a firm offer for him and fans dream that he can stay. The club, of course, also considers it that way in the sporting sphere, although in the economic duality the numbers do not come out. RDT will charge around four million in Second, after being reduced his salary when descending. He had a release clause by which any First Club would take him if he matched his salary, but it is already expired. A week ahead and many doubts about the ex-Madridista …