The striker will arrive on loan from Aston Villa for one season, with an option to buy
The Brazilian footballer has pointed out that he is physically well from his injury and that he has come to the club “to play”
Wesley Moraes was presented this Monday as a new Levante player at the Ciutat de València, along with goalkeeper Joan Femenías. The forward has pointed out that he is physically well from the anterior cruciate ligament injury that he suffered in January 2020, and that his career was interrupted until April 2021. He has stated that he is coming to the Valencian club to play and to help the club get up to the First Division: “When I found out that I had the opportunity to play for Levante I was very happy, it’s in the Second Division, but It is a big club, with history, and I come here to play, to be able to return to the First Division“
The 25-year-old footballer will play on loan from Aston Villa until the end of the season, although Felipe Miñambres, sports director of the Granota entity, has confirmed that there is a purchase option. The striker comes from a loan with the International of Brazil, with which he was playing the Copa Sudamericana and the Brasileirao. In 2019, the villains paid 20 million euros for his transfer, and due to the injury, he has not finished finding his place in Steven Gerrard’s team. The Brazilian striker arrives at Levante to perform at its highest level, since he is in a very good moment to return to his old ways.
The new granota has commented that he has not trained with the group yet and that he has spoken very little with Mehdi Naftibut it has made a good impression on him: “I have seen that he was a good boy, a good coach and I hope to speak more with him”.
Wesley is aware that there is much proficiency in attackbut reiterates that he has come to playalthough he knows that the decision is the master’s. He feels motivated and strong enough to help the club: “I know my role is to score goals, but I’m here to help. I have a lot of strength, completion, head also, but you will see it in the games & rdquor ;, it has finished.