Team training, photo shoot with the jersey and press conference. Footballer Veljko Birmančević has completed his first day at Getafe in Spain, where he went at the last minute from Sparta Prague on a six-month loan with an option. “My name is quite difficult to pronounce, you can call me Burma,” the 27-year-old player introduced himself to journalists at the introductory meeting.
By the way, before starting the first answer, Birmančevič moved the bottle of Coca Cola out of the footage (it was without sugar). The famous behaved similarly striker Cristiano Ronaldo in June 2021 during the European Championship. This was followed by a 1.6 percent drop in the company’s share price.
Birmančević’s transfer to the Spanish team took place within a few hours on Monday, the final confirmation came only around eleven o’clock in the evening. That is, at the moment when the transfer window for the Spanish league closed. “They called me on the last day of the transfer window because they needed a player in my position,” revealed Birmančević. “The clubs finally agreed, they told me and I immediately accepted.”
He was subsequently asked why he left Sparta, in which he had a good position. “Good question,” Birmancevic stopped. “Honestly, it’s always been my dream to play in La Liga.”
A big step forward
The Serbian representative has already played in one of the TOP 5 European leagues in the past. He moved to Toulouse exactly four years ago and made twenty-five starts in Ligue 1 (none of which he scored). He then went on loan to Sparta, where he helped win the double in the first year.
“I wanted to take another step forward in my career and play in one of the best leagues in the world. This is a big step for me,” Birmančević told reporters. In Getafe, he will now meet his partner from the Serbian national team, Nemanja Maksimović.
However, the question was when Birmančević would start the first match. In recent weeks, he did not play in Sparta because he was dealing with problems with his groin. He even left the training camp in Spain prematurely and headed to Prague for a medical examination. He was also absent in Saturday’s league match against Dukla (3:0).
“I had some problems, but I solved them three weeks ago. Now I’m healthy and ready for the next match,” mentioned Birmančević. He will get his first opportunity to make his debut in the Spanish league on Sunday against Alavés, the tenth team in the league table.
Coach José Bordalás should count on him in the position of winger, for which he lost Coba da Costa at the end of the transfer window. “I like to play with great intensity, I move in a large space from one goal to the next,” explained Birmančević. “My strongest point is finding space behind the defense to create problems for the stoppers. I like to score goals and pass, that’s why I’m here,” concluded the player, who can return to Sparta at the end of the season.
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Details surrounding Birmančevič: snag and condition. Getafe requested a medical report
