The Vitorian club already has a new coach and he comes to work from minute zero
The Deportivo Alavés Through his website and his social networks, he has confirmed the hiring of the Biscayan coach Jose Luis Mendilibar. In the same way, he thanked the outgoing technician for the services provided. Javier Calleja placeholder image. The latter had a good shot last season saving the Vitorian club from relegation, but this season things are not going very well.
So reads the statement on networks. “Deportivo Alavés and José Luis Mendilibar have reached an agreement whereby the Basque technician he will take charge of the albiazul team until the end of this season. The technician of Zaldibar will lead the team for the first time in the 11: 00h session. ” It should be noted that the Biscayan He has great experience in Basque teams.
Mendilibar thinks that Alavés lacks muscle in the midfield
One of the shortcomings that the new coach has seen without even taking on the team, is that strong men of hierarchy are needed at the core. Right now, Mendilibar has several candidates in mind to reach the club in this winter market. However, there is one in particular that could do several roles in one, and the best thing, he is not playing in his current squad.
We are talking about the Argentine midfielder Gonzalo Escalante, current SS Lazio player. It is not the first time that coach and footballer have crossed paths since the South American had already passed through the awnings of Eibar from 2015 to 2020. In all that time the Basque coach learned in detail the qualities, characteristics, strengths and of course weaknesses of the midfielder .
Alavés gets into Cádiz’s plans with the first signing that Mendilibar has requested
It turns out that the signing requested by the new Alavés coach (Gonzalo Escalante) is also Álvaro Cervera’s target for Cádiz. Since it was learned that the Argentine has barely played 8 minutes so far this season in Serie A, several teams were interested in making him an offer, including the Cadiz team.
For his part, the Biscayan thinks that the 28-year-old midfielder could return to the club where he played for more than 5 years. The player sees it that way too, as he is completely ostracized from the Roman team. Due to the fact that his contract in Lazio ends in 2024, Alavés could request a loan with an extension option or, why not, a purchase.
