After Rodrigo Riquelme and Miguel Gutiérrez paraded, in that order, in the Montiliv press roomand today it was Yangel Herrera’s turn, another of the new faces this summer. On loan from Manchester City, the footballer has explained that he wants to have “a good year” for the good of the group but also to quickly find the “stability” he has been looking for for some time. “Impressed” by how the club works, he said of Míchel that he is a “very close” coach. At the same time, he has confessed that he is still far from his optimal state of form and that is why he will not start this Sunday in Mestalla where, as long as and when the technician wants it, he will be available to lend a hand for a few minutes.
Girona’s interest
“During several summers they tried to sign me and with Girona we only met once in Primera, when I was in Huesca. Then he was relegated to Segona and I left for Granada. During this time we have not met again and it was now, this summer, when it happened again. Then everyone was pretty clear from the start. City and also Girona wanted him to come here. The market was long and he had several options, although in the end m “I decided to come here.”
state of form
“I haven’t done a full pre-season and I’m not one hundred percent. I also have to say that I’ve been doing a good job for the last two days. I’m still in the process of adapting, with the intention of getting fit. I I think it’s pretty good, yes. What can I contribute? The four years I’ve lived in Primera have given me more experience and I’ll try to contribute everything I’ve learned with the intention of achieving the goal we all want” .
stability
“There are too many transfers, that’s clear. What any footballer wants nowadays is to establish himself in a club, especially if he has a family. I’m looking for precisely that, stability, to stay in one place. For now I’ve come in Girona to compete, to give my best, to continue showing myself also in the First Division. I want to offer a good job to achieve all this”.
How is it defined?
“I am a fairly strong midfielder in duels who can contribute his grain of sand when the ball comes out and also in the final phase. Also hardened. I think that all this is what I can bring to the game that the coach asks for “.
Michel and the dressing room
“I have been very impressed with how the club works in these first days that I have been here. Everyone in the squad has received me in a very good way. Míchel seemed like a close person to me and I noticed it immediately. I want to learn, compete and help the team in everything they want to achieve.”
The future City or another club?
“In football and in life, nothing is difficult or impossible. If I have come this far it is because I intend to have a good year, to help the team in everything I want and to seek stability. Well be it Manchester City or any other club.”
Minutes to Mestalla
“To begin with, this Sunday I can already say that I won’t play. I’m not at one hundred percent, as I said before. I make myself available to the coach. If he wants to use me for a while at Mestalla, that will depend on how see it”.
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