Transfer News & Challenges: A Realistic View

He Sevilla FC professional football director, Antonio Cordónhas accompanied the team to Elche for the clash of the 20th round of LaLiga at the Martínez Valero. The man from Extremadura, before evaluating the preview of the match, wanted to remember … of the victims and those affected by the tragic Adamuz railway accident: «On behalf of the club, the board, players, employees and fans, we send a big hug to all those affected, for what has happened near our city. We are very shocked and we are with them. How does the team approach the game? Like all First Division teams, it is going to be highly contested. We are very excited to start the second round and improve what we have done in the first. Let’s see if we get the three points,” Cordón explained in the DAZN cameras.

Questioned by him Sevilla FC transfer markethas not put any heat on his analysis of the difficult reality of the club. Cordón does not hide that despite the departures of Ramón Martínez and Álvaro Fernández, his department still has the possibility of making additions without making any substantial sale very difficult: «Whenever we talk about signings, I say that the important thing is the group. It is an important issue in all clubs. It is clear that the transfer market for us… When we came, we knew about the club’s financial situation. Little by little we have to overcome it. Usually, the normal thing is that we have to sell so that a signing could arrive. Knowing that, when you sell, knowing what the economic situation is like, we can only use a very small part to be able to incorporate. So, We don’t want to sell and devalue ourselves. You have to find a balance and improve. It’s difficult, but let’s try.”says Cordón.

Questioned about the return of Akor Adams y Ejuke of the African Cup and the immediate incorporation of both to the expedition that has traveled to Elche, wants to make it clear that “that says everything about the commitment, not just of Akor and Ejuke. Practically without rest, without vacations, we asked them to come and they came. They haven’t slept the night before. On the part of the group there is a very important commitment to the club and the shield. Today we have nine youth players in the squad and many players who have made an effort to continue. Akor and Ekuje, without rest and without Christmas, have not hesitated to be with us,” he concluded.