Bassey off the bike! Pilsen flies to Spain even without marauders led by Kliment

“Injured people would not be able to participate in team training in Spain, so it is not worth burdening them with travel in this condition. It is better that they stay at home. They have better conditions for recovery here,” the club website quoted Bílka as saying.

However, Bassey also did not travel to the training camp, whose future is being decided these days. His position had not been good since late autumn. And even a wonderful goal in the league duel with Brno from the end of November did not change that. After all, it was his first goal since arriving in the summer from Ferencváros Budapest. In the 17th competitive game.

The premature end of Bassey in the Doosan Arena, who is in Pilsen on a one-year loan with an option, could therefore be expected. When Viktoria brought reinforcements to Durosinmi’s attack on Monday, the fate of his countryman was finally decided.

Even with Bassey, Plzeň would have five strikers, which would be a luxury given that in the spring only the Czech league concerns them. Although Kliment is injured, Chorý and Durosinmi are now available, and Otter should be there soon.

Apart from Bassey, the trio of marauders Kliment, Rezník and Tijani are not flying. Kliment sprained his ankle during training, he probably won’t make it to the start of spring. Rezník withdrew from the January training session with divisional Petřín due to problems with his calf. Before that, hamstring problems sidelined him for half a year. Stopper Tijani has been sidelined since the October duel with Inter Milan in the Champions League.

Defender Jemelka and midfielder Sýkora are still injured, and they will rehabilitate in Benidorm. While Jemelka will miss the start of spring, there is hope for Sýkora. If all goes according to plan, winter acquisition Vydra, who underwent knee ligament surgery eight months ago, should start for Victoria for the first time in Spain.

The West Bohemians will play three matches during their stay in Benidorm. On Friday, January 13, they will face the third team of the 2nd German league, Heidenheim, on Monday, they will face the Hungarian leader Ferencváros Budapest, and they will be tested by Norwegian Molde in the spring warm-up on January 20.