Elche begins the preseason this Monday, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Martínez Valero facilities
The Elche players will undergo the medical and physical tests that mark the start of work
Elche begins the preseason this Monday, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Martínez Valero facilities, and will do so without signings, but with the peace of mind of having recently closed two negotiating fronts after managing to ensure the continuity of the Argentine Javier Shepherd and from the front Peter Mile.
The Elche players will undergo the medical and physical tests that mark the beginning of the work and that will be carried out both in the stadium itself and in the Center for Physical Activity and Sports of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) .
The tests, as explained by the Elche club, will be carried out in different blocks and groups of players throughout the day and will continue on Tuesday.
Elche, which will celebrate its centenary this season, has opted for continuity for the moment, since its only movements to date have been to guarantee the permanence of several players such as Ezequiel Ponce, Diego Gonzalez, Peter Mile either Javier Shepherd and open the door to some of those who hardly counted for the coach, Francisco Rodriguezlike the Argentines Pablo piatti, guide Cheek either Ivan Marconeamong others.
The players mentioned are the seventeen of the first team, who will be joined by several homegrown players, including the young Croatian promise branislav Knezevićas well as the footballers who have been on loan during the past course in other clubs, such as the goal Axel wernerthe central Jose MaThe front Mourad and the side Salinaswho in principle do not have a place in the first squad.
The footballers of the first team are the following: the goalkeeper Edgar badia; the defenders palaces, Gonzalo Verdu, John Chetauya, rock, Diego Gonzalez, Bigas Y Mojicamidfielders gumbau, Loyalty, Raul Guti, josan, Shepherd, tea Morente and the forwards Ponce, Luke boye Y Peter Mile.
One of the fronts that the club still keeps open is the renewal of omar Mascarella player who has been offered a renewal, although the midfielder, who has offers to return to Germany, still does not reveal his future.
As happened last year, the team from Elche will present themselves after returning from vacation without having made any signings, beyond exercising the purchase clause of Poncewho already played for Elche during the second round.
Both the owner of the club, the Argentine Christian Bragarniklike the coach Franciscopredicted a long transfer market for the team, accustomed to exhausting the deadlines until the last moment to make their incorporations.