José María Durán, CEO of EspanyoHe has appeared after the celebration of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the club and has ensured that the injection given thanks to the capital increase will allow that there is no need to sell andn this market. In spite of everything, he does not predict a fluid market and considers it “extremely difficult” that all the coach's requests, in terms of reinforcements, can be satisfied.
“The internal letter of the Magi is done but it will be extremely difficult to carry it out. We are clear about the positions to be reinforced and what the priority is. There are also 6 or 7 players for each position to study, as a serious and hard work has been done. I hope it is possible, but the truth is that we are ready to compete with the current squad, although our obligation is to improve it, ”Durán said today.
In line with the possible signings that will arrive, the manager has insisted that “Until we are positive, we cannot sign because we cannot register players. Maybe there will be tactical sales to generate a positive balance and to be able to strengthen the workforce, which is what we want. The market is very stopped and until the Euro Cup is over, it won't start to flow, but it won't be like in previous years ”.
Durán has repeated that with the capital increase “we will not have to go to the market to look for money, there will be no need to sell.”
Questioned about the current salary limit imposed by LaLiga, he has not wanted to reveal figures, but he does advance that “We had a very large negative balance. The losses this year are going to be very important and, on the other, the LaLiga regulations that have assumed a low income level. When you do an enlargement it allows you increase your template cost limit for four seasons and now expanding it allows us to increase for the next season. It has a great impact and we reached a zero equilibrium. The objective of our management is to achieve a positive balance in the coming weeks with the increase in income (membership cards). And it will give us a chance to take risks in the market ”.
Durán has affirmed that after the new capital increase, Espanyol is experiencing a historic moment: “There are historical circumstances that had not occurred until now. A great heritage, we own the staff and we have the partner desired by their profile. We are in the ‘top five’ in equity, a favorable historical moment as Espanyol has never had ”.
Closing with the marking chapter, Duran has once again assured that in the negotiationsr the renewal of Javi Puado “the dialogue is fluid as I said. The difficulty is great but the two parties will try to reach an agreement. The dialogue is fluid and that is important; you have to fight to make it happen ”.
Finally, he has been questioned about the possibility that Espanyol can already host the 100% of its capacity at the RCDE Stadium for the start of the new League. “We are fighting to make it one hundred percent, but with some preventive measures. It seems that between 70 and 80 percent would be the initial figure that they are shuffling, but it is necessary to be at the expense of the evolution of the pandemic ”, he has sentenced.