After three weeks of vacation, the Espanyol squad today begins its path to recover the category. All the players are summoned for the usual medical tests, at the Corachan Clinic (8:00 a.m.), and physical tests, at the Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque (9:00 a.m.), with the exception of Martin Braithwaite, Keidi Bare and the players who are with their national teams : Koleosho, Simo and Cesar Montes.
These weeks, of reunion and fine-tuning before the concentration in Marbella (from July 18 to 29), will serve for the new sports director, Fran Garagarza, to meet all the players before making decisions together with Luis García. The focus is on the continuity of Sergi Darder, who wanted to wait to find out about the parakeet project, but has the interest of many teams such as Valencia or Celta. The last to be interested has been the Italian Torino, who is looking for a substitute for Aleksei Miranchuk.
In his presentation, Garagarza put a stop to speculation about possible arrivals after Joselu’s departure. The sports director revealed that there is good harmony with Real Madrid to incorporate a player. Those who like the most are the center-back Rafa Marín and the left-back Rafa Obrador, according to La Grada. But the Basque considers that the current squad is a solid starting point to recover the category. Also, the club has a negative salary margin, so he will have to let go before he can sign.
What seems determined is the commitment to young and youth players, with the aim of forming a project for the future with an eye on First Division. The coach will have Pol Lozano, who after two years of assignments, in Girona and Granada, will have the opportunity of him in the first team. The renewal of Melamed is also a priority.
