After long meetings in the board of Celtiña, its president Marián Mouriño has decided to end the relationship with the Portuguese director and at the same time fill the position with two very interesting candidates.
Luís Campos is no longer the sporting director of RC Celta and although there are two candidates in the pipeline, the name Javier Ribalta is the most popular. But while the general direction is between Catalan and Valencian, at the same time they are pushing forward the withdrawal of the Portuguese who will devote himself entirely to PSG, as he has done for a long time.
The Galician team’s statement on the Portuguese’s dismissal was as follows. “RC Celta and Luis Campos part ways. The club and the external sports advisor have agreed to part ways with the Portuguese, who began his career in March 2022. RC Celta wants to comment on this Luis Campos thanks for the work done last year and wish him much success for the future.”
Javier Ribalta is making his way to the sports management of RC Celta
Although his candidate has a little more experience, the Barcelona native is currently the one chosen for the position of sporting director at Celtic. He is currently freelance, having played for Olympique de Marseille from July 1, 2022 to October 11. He was one of the architects who signed Marcelino to the French club.
His career also includes teams such as: Parma and Zenit Saint Petersburg. He also performed scouting duties in: Manchester United, Juventus, Novara, AC Milan and Turin. It was quite an interesting professional career that could help fill the urgent needs of the Galician team for the 2024 winter market.
RC Celta not only appreciates the signing of Javier Ribalta
As already mentioned, the Catalan sporting director is not only in the portfolio of Marián Mouriño and the other managers. This also includes Eduardo Macià, who was director of Betis between 2015 and 2016. His career is slightly longer than that of his opponent (Ribalta), although he has other details that the Barcelona native does not have.
The Valencian is currently still part of Serie B’s Spezia Calcio, but due to the team’s sporting situation, his departure is becoming increasingly heated. Therefore, his representative is already considering his arrival at RC Celta. His last trip to Spain was with the Bético club, but he also played for Valencia CF. The decision between this and Ribalta will be made in the coming days.