Tony Vilhena, in studio

Of the multiple ads What is the fan waiting for? Espanyol since the end of the League, only one has been made official, and it is the departure of three of the four players who acted on loan in the parakeet team. Is about Manu Morlanes, Loren Morón and Yangel Herrera. However, a fourth element was isolated from the set. He has options to continue, despite the fact that he will most likely follow the path of his teammates. It’s Tonny Vilhena, a case that is under study.

It will be the new coach, a priori Diego Martínez although the transfer is taking a long time, whoever makes the decision about the Dutchman, as the club itself was in charge of explaining. The fact is that Espanyol has a purchase option, estimated at 2.5 million, but it seems very difficult to execute it for that amount. So, in case the new coach chooses to have Vilhena, a not insignificant option is that they try from the RCDE Stadium trade down with the Krasnodarhis club of origin and where he has little intention of returning.

The other option goes through the geopolitical context, and Espanyol can do little there. Shortly after Vilhena joined the League on loan, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine took place, leading to FIFA to allow any militant footballer in a Russian club to go free ‘de facto’ to act where he wanted. That injunction expires on June 30, but the continuity of the conflict, which unfortunately has no sign of ending soon, You can also lengthen this measurement. Not surprisingly, Russian teams are explicitly prohibited from participating in international competitions “until further notice”, not just the season that is ending.

If this circumstance occurs, could definitely join Espanyol as a free agent a Vilhena that in little less than half a season has played 937 minutes with the blue and white shirt, in which scored a goal and gave an assist. In which he played preferably as an inside player but also as a lane player in the last stages of the competition.