ANDEspanyol has different fronts open in planning for next season and one of the positions marked is the forward. Regardless of what happens to Raul de Tomas looking for a specific 9 to make a jump. One of the names on the table is Joselu Matosoccer player Alaves His contract ends in June. Another one of the double underlined tips is Tony Martinez, the attacker of Port It is an option that is followed with interest. The two names respond to a goal, but They are two operations with a different volume.
Toni Martínez (24 years old) has a contract with Porto until 2025. The Murcian has aroused the interest of clubs like Fiorentina, Turin or Royal Society, aware of his potential, his personality, his ratio of goal per minute played and the good impression he always leaves when he participates. The best example is what happened a week ago, against Lazio, when he scored a spectacular brace in the Europa League and was chosen player of the day by the UEFA specialists. Sergio Conceiçao closed the exit door in January and the Portuguese club dropped asking for 20 million euros to those interested. His explosion in Famalicao (14 goals) allowed him to make the jump to a top spot like Do Dragao.
Joselu (31 years old) is at a different point in his career. The Galician ends his contract and his performance at Deportivo Alavés has made him one of the most valued pieces on the market. Sevilla already tried to sign him last summer, but the high claims of the babazorros stopped him. Clubs like Valencia CF are also pending. His economic pretensions have been a brake for Espanyol, to date.
Rufete meets Toni Martinez
Toni Martínez is not just any footballer. Rufete He has already signed a successful operation along the same lines with Raúl de Tomás, whom he brought from Benfica. With Toni there is something special since he knows him perfectly from their time together at Valencia, where it was a personal bet of the then Valencian sports director. The ‘9’ from Murcia was one of the players in whom he had the most confidence within that Youth League generation in which players like Rafa Mir, Carlos Soler, Gonzalo Villar, Lato or Sivera broke. Toni Martínez was the starting point and in that project of young values it was one of the strongest bets.
