This was the frenzy of the last market closings in El Rayo

The countdown to the market close has already started. Six days away, Rayo still has several pending tasks: to sign a forward, a winger and a left back and also undertake 'Operation Exit'. So it seems inevitable that on the last day there will be movements in the Vallecas offices. However, the franjirrojo club has experience in these conflicts. There is no more to look how those final 24 hours have been lived over the last five years: there were ten departures (five transfers and three of them from Lass) and 18 arrivals.

During this five years there have been three sports directors of Rayo, but without a doubt Cobeño is the one who has executed the most operations on that market closing day, 22 of the 28 in his three years in office. -7'3 on average. In addition, he holds the record for last minute signings. With the team in First, the 2018-19 season, the current sports director made four additions in the summer window (Dimitrievski, Alex Alegría, Gálvez and Baby – this time finally owned) and another four, in the winter (Mario Suárez, Uche Agbo, Catena and Di Santo). To which should be added the departure of Montiel, on loan to Fabril, on August 31 and Alex Alegría's dismissal, on January 31. That day the purchase option for Dimi was also executed so that he would continue in the entity until 2022.

His predecessors left three movements for those final 24 hours. Felipe Miñambres, in his last campaign in office, 2015-16, closed Pablo Hernández and Javi Guerra in the summer market, while in January he completed the loan of Lass to Stade Reims. For his part, Ramón Planes (2016-17) also carried out three operations: Cristaldo arrived on August 31 and Jordi Gómez and Zozulia, on January 31. Being the Ukrainian signing one of the most controversial in the club's history. What's more, the forward did not even put on the Rayo shirt or train with the team before his termination.

Cobeño was officially released in office in 2017-18, a season that ended up being historic due to the Second Championship and promotion. On the last day of the summer market, he tied Baiano – it became official at 02:00 in the morning – and De Tomás, who would end up scoring 24 goals and striking down all the scoring records of the Vallecano club. However, the winter window was more complicated, since it meant the separation of Trashorras and Rat, the departure on loan of Lass to Almería and got the return of Babe yielded.

At the expense of seeing what will happen next Monday, October 5, it should be remembered that the last hours of the last market (2019-20) were also frantic. On September 2, the transfer of Akieme to Barcelona B and the transfer of Sergio Moreno to Valencia Mestalla, as well as the arrival of Saúl García, were confirmed. Some steps similar to those perpetrated on January 31: two casualties (Piovaccari rescinded and Lass packed his bags again, now bound for Lugo, on loan) and one discharge (Yacine Qasmi).