GIRONA“Girona has treated me very well and now it’s my turn to take a step forward. You have to be on the good and the bad, there is no more. It’s about not failing and I feel indebted, that’s why I’m staying “, said Aday Benítez in May 2019, with the relegation to Second still to be digested. He was the first to stay when everyone left. Or he tried, in fact; because not everyone was able to pack. Of course, no one said so quickly and openly that they wanted to continue in Montilivi. It was just Aday, the captain last season and who now seems to have no room in the locker room, after spending all summer waiting for a club decision of his life.
On June 30, the contractual relationship between Girona and Aday ended, and they soon began to talk to expand a bond that began in 2014. Aday is a living legend of the club, with seven seasons behind him in who has participated in 199 matches. In professional categories only three myths surpass it: Àlex Granell, Migue González and Pere Pons. From the sports management they invited him to wait to find out what the configuration of the staff and their salary limit was. Benítez accepted, because he did not want to defend any shield other than that of Girona. It was the only priority.
Over the days, however, everything has cooled. It was already intuited that the negotiations were not going well in the press conference given by Quique Cárcel, in the middle of the fight to sign Borja García. And it has been confirmed with the statements of Míchel Sánchez, who, after assuring a few weeks ago that “Aday is in the lead and it is an option”, has gone on to declare that “for now the squad is closed. Aday has been very important and is special, but currently it is not news. We are not in a position to make any more additions.
The financial effort that the player is willing to make is great, because it is put in the hands of a Girona that remains silent and has prioritized investing the few resources it has elsewhere. But the big questions are: What is the price of the commitment? When is fidelity worth it? How is a feeling valued? There are aspects that do not come out in the analyzes, which go beyond the playing field even though this is not what is being judged. What is unquestionable is that more care should have been taken in the forms because Aday deserved better treatment. Either way, the issue is not over yet. The final resolution could become official soon.
In Malaga, without Stuani
After two consecutive defeats, Girona travels to Malaga (9.30pm, #Vamos). He does it without Cristhian Stuani, who drags discomfort into the pubis. Míchel, who also cannot count on the injured David Juncà, recovers Santi Bueno and cites Pablo Moreno and Borja García, the last reinforcements. Arnau Martínez, who left last week due to his call-up with the under-19 team, is also back on the list.
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