ANDhe majority shareholder of Elche, Christian Bragarnik, appeared before the media a year lateryes He did it to take stock of the season of the team from Elche, with the achievement of permanence in the Firstsummarize aspects of the club on a non-sports level and offer traces of its ambitious project. He confirmed the renewal of Francisco as coach and He asked for the support of the fans for the next championship, in which the Martínez Valero entity will celebrate its centenary.
season overview
“We had a good season, changing course at one point. It went well. The coach (Francisco) lived up to the team. Without detracting from the previous one (Escribá), who left everything when he was. But in football, one must make decisions without feeling, thinking that they are the right ones. There are players who perhaps did not meet expectations (Benedetto and Pastore), but they gave international recognition and support in the locker room. Thank the players for what they have achieved.”
ambitions
“Being saved gives us hope and also the ambition to go one step further. I take the statements of the youth football coach as a dreamer (European ambitions), but he went too far. It doesn’t mean it won’t happen, I want to fight for everything, but everything takes a process. I am a dreamer owner and the people who accompany me want the best. But this is a process of consolidating the team in the First Division. We must not get confused, but build little by little. We will talk with the members of the squad so that they are happy. I will look for players who are convinced to take a step forward.”
Francis Renewal
“We closed the agreement and he will be our manager for one more season. The balance is to be more than satisfied. He caught us at a time when the team couldn’t find the line and I saw a resounding change. He is young and has been growing. With fundamentals and logic, he responded to proposals. It makes me think that we will continue to build a good path to continue improving.”
Future of Lucas Boyé and Johan Mojica
“The club has no need to sell. Both have a good contract term and clauses to match. We count on them for the next season. But if an important situation appears to them, we will evaluate it and defend the interests of the club. I will not cut anyone’s career, but the important thing is to continue growing. No club has come to talk to us. With Boyé, there were surveys in winter, but nothing official.”
edgar badia
“He has one more year of contract, meeting the requirements to renew. It may be that we get together to talk. Edgar He has fulfilled expectations and has shown his commitment to the club”.
Omar Mascarell
“He’s delighted here. He is a professional who has shown us his hierarchy, leadership, commitment and human quality. We are already in talks and he has shown his desire to stay. I’m optimistic. He signed a year because we could make that effort.”
Eze Ponce
“We have a call option that expires at the end of May. And it’s not cheap. The coach has shown his consent for me to stay. We will look for the best arrangement with the club of origin (Spartak Moscow). We are very happy with him.”
Peter Milla
“We are all more than happy with him. He has a great sense of belonging and has been at key moments, scoring important goals. It’s a team emblem. He has a one-year extension with the stay. And we offered him three years. I understand that you want to defend your interests. And the owner, those of the club”.
Does your project have an expiration date?
“We did not start the project with the idea of settling the club and selling it, something that would be valid. People have called, including important groups, but we decided not to sell. We hope to keep improving. If later things appear that make us change our mind, it will be evaluated. I read the history of the club and I am capable that in many years they will remember this stage. We can overcome great things have happened in Elche and that negative things are not repeated”.
Salary cap
“We were one of the teams with the lowest budget. Based on this, we tried to sharpen the ingenuity. Of those 40 million reais to consume in salary, it drops to 25, because a lot of items enter. And when you realize that a player from another team wins all that, we have to convince the players to fall in love with the city, the club and the stadium. It’s not going to change much. If we sell a player, we increase, but we lose an important link. We will keep trying to improve with this policy. Now they look at us differently, and it’s more difficult, because the demand is greater. Many national journalists predicted that Elche was going to go down. Logical, due to budgets. I have the illusion of improving, but the economic project marks a lot. The result on Sunday against Getafe can mark three or four million revenues.”
Arbitrations
“I believe in the good faith of arbitration and the Federation. We had more adversities than successes. We had a penalty for and ten against. It happened like this. But next year should go better yes or yes. We resort to some things. I have no ghost that there may be something against the club. We try to do things right. When a club rises and plays against a great, andThe referee evaluates differently in a field or not. Last year, without VAR intervention, we would have had 29 points.”
Relations with Thebes
“They are fluid. Having one of the best leagues is important. I know the past and the situations that there were. We have good relations with the institutions. Perhaps the sanction (administrative descent in 2015) was not in accordance with the errorbut you have to accept mistakes and improve”.
CVC Loan
“Elche will be creditor of almost 28 million euros, but not even 10% has been deposited. 70% of the amount is for structures or situations that generate income for the club; 15% for the salary cap, which we haven’t used yet; and the remaining 15% for debt or presenting a destination project to LaLiga. That such a prestigious company invests in LaLiga gives it added value. But the distribution may not have been completely balanced for Elche. It is not as equitable as television rights. And differences have increased. I asked that there be a minimum distribution floor. But those are the rules of the game.”
Stadium
“We reformed the offices and changing rooms. With the change of pitch, we are at the same level as the best in LaLiga. We made investment in machinery. We had meetings for the restyling of the exterior of the stadium. In some projects, a roof is proposed and in others, reforming the façade. It will not make it impossible to use the stadium. New video scoreboards will be ready at the start of the next season. We are also closing a deal to update the sound of the stadium. We closed the agreement for the execution of the works of the official store. We will try to have it for the first or second month of the start of the season. And we also solved the water issue, because there were areas that were flooded. At the beginning of the season, we will have completed the reform of the benches, with Premier League model. And we will do the impossible to start the season with new seats in the upper ring”.
future sports city
“We offered to take over the Camino Castilla land, which was owned by Elche and later transferred to the Foundation. But the IVF increased the offer. We have two months to evaluate if we improve the offer or execute plan B, in which we have three or four plots of land available. We have the money, but legal problems arose. It is a medium-term situation. because the DIC (Declaration of Community Interest) involves many bureaucratic procedures and won’t let you start a project within a year. This made us postpone the illusion of starting the works. If there is a detriment to the club, we will take other routes. I will not stop until Elche has its sports city”.
economic plan
“Of the LaLiga clubs, Elche was the one that obtained the most net income last season: almost 13 million. In the present, We are on a very good path, with more than two million in the first half. We recover the trust of banks and suppliers. That the club has transparency and tranquility is very important.”
social plan
“Thank the support of the franjiverdes. The people were important for us to be strong at home. We believe that we can position ourselves as in the best decades. We must make the effort to put everything aside and support the city team. Achieving permanence in such an important year must mobilizer. The illusion has increased. Demonstrating that we are one of the best fans can help to convince players. Little by little people are returning to normality. The club’s estates are working. I am excited to overcome yes or yes the 20,000 subscribers. And the 14,000 of this campaign will continue to support us. With the centenary, there will be a lot of activities for the subscriber. With everyone’s help, we can have a spectacular year. When I was in England, I bought my three-year-old son a football shirt. And he said he just wanted to put on the Elche shirt. It is what the entire French-Green public must achieve.”
Legal plane
“The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the IVF, which leaves the creditors’ meeting firm. If it was not given, it could lead the club to liquidation, although it is being fulfilled in a timely manner. The Foundation’s debt was put into bankruptcy and liquidation proceeded. In these almost three years of management, We have not received any requests. All the conflicts we face are inherited. And they’re on the right track.”
grassroots football
“We will try to seek the promotion of the subsidiary and continue promoting the youth next season. It is no longer so easy for players to be taken from here.”
