Winter Goal: One End

One week before the market closes, Rayo’s objective is clear: an extreme. This has been verbalized over the last few days by the red-and-red coach, Andoni Iraola, who demands a signing for replace Merquelanz’s long-term injury. The Irundarra underwent an arthroscopy on his left knee at the end of September, after breaking it during the match against Levante, and since then the Basque coach has been just short of troops.

Currently, the squad has three wingers: Isi, Álvaro and Baby, although the usual habitat of the last two is usually more the left flank. For the right, Iraola had to pull on Andrés Martín and even tested Balliu, as happened in the Villamarín match. Hence, the Vallecano club is making a move. There are several options that it handles, but two names have emerged for the moment, the bético Lainez and the alavesista Iván Martín.

Diego Lainez, 21 years old, is one of the candidates, as anticipated Sports Carousel from Chain BE. The Mexican winger is barely enjoying minutes with Pellegrini —in fact, he has only played nine games: four in the League, two in the Cup and three in the Europa League— and would welcome a loan to Vallecas until the end of the season. Lainez is eager to play the World Cup, the first of his career and wants an exit that gives him a greater role. Of course, today, Isi is the undisputed starter for Iraola.

Another profile that is handled is that of Iván Martín, 22 years old, as noted The beach bar. The basque attacker He currently plays for Alavés, although he belongs to Villarreal. El Submarino already loaned him last season to Mirandés and they decided to send him to Vitoria. But nevertheless, he is not savoring many opportunities in his debut in the elite, where he has barely participated in six league games, two of them as a starter. To these should be added another two from the Cup.

On the other hand, Rayo is still pending ‘Operation Exit’. Already confirmed the goodbye of Pozo (Al-Ahli) and Sergio Moreno (Amorebieta), the red-and-red club is yet to announce two other imminent ones, that of goalkeeper Arboleda to Newell’s and that of playmaker Andrés Martín to Tenerife. More up in the air is Qasmi’s future. There are several teams interested in the striker, including Leganés, but its continuity in the Vallecan ranks would not surprise either.