The long relationship between Gipuzkoa and Real Madrid continues to bear fruit. Manex Rezola, skilled attacking midfielder from San Sebastian from 2006, leaves UD Logroñés … to join the merengue team’s youth team and will be between the third team and Castilla. After leaving this mid-season in the Second RFEF, the white giant set its eyes on him and Rezola rejected the call from Athletic. It is surprising that having trained at Kostkas and having later played for Vasconia, Arrupe Chaminade and Antiguoko, Real have never taken the step of hiring him.
As this newspaper already reported on December 3, UD Logroñés and Real Madrid had an agreement in principle for the signing of the player for this winter market. He was already left out of the squad this weekend in the derby against SD Logroñés, which ended with a crushing 0-4 victory for Manex Rezola’s former team.
The Rioja team made the transfer official this Tuesday, while Madrid has not mentioned the incorporation. «A stage in which I have been very happy is coming to an end. “I wanted to thank all my teammates, coaches and people linked to this great club,” begins the farewell letter from the San Sebastian native published by the UDL.
Year and a half in Logroño
The San Sebastian attacking midfielder has been in Logroño for a year and a half and his emergence into professional football has been meteoric. After playing last year in the youth team, this season he already earned a place in the first team, led by Beasaindarra Unai Mendia, who last season had achieved promotion to Primera RFEF with Tarazona. Rezola has been fundamental for the team in this first half of the campaign and has scored two goals. Iker Otadui (Antzuola, 2005), who is on loan from Real and came to play in the Yuth League two seasons ago, is also being important.
«Thank you for welcoming me from the first moment I arrived as if it were my home. It has been an incredible year and a half, in which I have grown a lot in sporting and personal terms,” continues Manex Rezola’s gratitude before ending with a message to the red and white fans: “I hope we can celebrate something very soon, because you deserve it. Thank you very much for everything white and red.
Passage through the Guipuzcoan quarries
Rezola began haggling in Matigotxotegi with Kostkas before spending a couple of years in Antiguoko. From there he moved to Arrupe Chaminade until he reached CD Vasconia, where he stood out as one of the best players in his group in the Youth Honor Division, something that allowed him to move up a category by signing for UD Logroñés.
Real Madrid has not hesitated to recognize his talent and now he has to take the last step, which is to establish himself in the football elite. He will have to do it in a jungle like the white quarry. If he achieves this, he will have given a clear example of personality and football quality.
