Alberto Abalde is already a new player of the Real Madrid. The white club has announced that it has reached an agreement with the forward for the next five seasons, after the Galician disassociated himself from his previous team, Valencia Basket, depositing the 1.5 million euros contained in its termination clause.
«I am very happy and excited about this new stage in my career and in my life. I come to the best club in the world. To a winning team, which always fights for all titles. It is a tremendous challenge and I am eager to start, “said Abalde in his first words as a Real Madrid player. «My dream and illusion is to be here for many years and win many titles. I hope to celebrate many successes with the Real Madrid fans, “added the Spanish international, whose physical strength allows him stand out in defense and in the rebounding facet, in addition to possessing imbalance in the one on one and threatens the outside shot, as evidenced by the 42.5% success rate that he signed in the last campaign.
Abalde arrives at Real Madrid with the aim of “adding”. «I join a team that is a winner and I want to be an added piece to add what the coach and the team need. I am a player who can contribute to various facets of the game and my goal is to help in whatever it takes, “said the player, who has been convinced that he will fit in” well in the group “by having” teammates with so much quality on the track ”that will make“ everything much easier ”.
Hours before his transfer to Real Madrid became official, Abalde said goodbye with affection to the club where he has played for the last three seasons. «I leave with my backpack full of experiences, having grown as a person and as a player. It has been a pleasure to defend the Valencia Basket shirt, ”said one of the most outstanding Spanish players of the last campaign.
Remodeling
Trained in the Penya quarry, Abalde, 24 years old and 2.02 meters tall, played his first four seasons in the ACB defending the Joventut shirt, with whose first team he debuted at 18, before joining the Valencia Basket. At the La Fonteta club He averaged 8.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and a 10.9 rating over the last season.. His performance increased in the Exceptional Final Phase of the Endesa League, where he signed 14.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and a 17.8 rating, the fourth highest record of that mini-tournament with which he closed the championship expressly due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Courted by other clubs such as Barcelona or Armani Milan, the Galician ended up opting for Pablo Laso’s team, whose failure in the Endesa League resolution has led him to prepare a deeper remodeling than initially planned.
The first to join the white ranks was the base Carlos Alocen, who played on loan last season at Casademont Zaragoza, after being signed last year. The talented 19-year-old game director, chosen for the second consecutive season as the best young man in the Endesa League, is joined by Abalde and the arrival of Ante Zizic, Croatian center of 2.08 meters and 23 years old who will stop at the ‘white house’ coming from the Cleveland Cavaliers to take the place of Jordan Mickey, who had one more year of contract but has agreed to leave the club to return to Khimki .
Everything points to that too Argentine Nico Laprovittola will leave, although the big question is the future of Facundo Campazzo. Real Madrid struggles to retain him, but the siren calls of the NBA could lead him to cross the pond.
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