With 12 games left in the championship, Nico Melamed’s return to the competition after five months out due to injury is the best possible news for Espanyol. The team, currently in third position, is fighting to reach direct promotion positions and the midfielder, one of the most talented players in the category, should be important in that task.
However, after five months out due to injury and without having yet renewed with the parakeet club (contract expires on June 30), there were certain doubts about the commitment that the youth squad might have until the end of the season. He himself took it upon himself to make clear his intentions to help the team in Zaragoza, but just in case there were any doubts, he gave an interview to the club’s media in which he claims to be “full strength to help the team.”
“I am very happy to return. I had a very bad time not being able to enjoy football but I’m back. Now I am at full strength to help the team achieve the goal,” said Melamed, who already played a few minutes in the second half in Zaragoza. Melamed is aware that he needs to “get into a rhythm”, something logical after such a long inactivity, “to be flying with the team”. Furthermore, he explained that “the team is united, they know that together we are going to achieve it. We are full with the impetus that the fans give us. “The club and the team deserve to be at the top.”
In this regard, Melamed highlighted the great enthusiasm of the fans in Zaragoza: “It was another example that we have an incredible fan base, with this support there are one more, two more or 20 more on the field. Together we are very strong,” he concluded.
