ANDl Seville He has gone to the break with a half smile. The victory in the derby has transmitted tranquility to the group and the environment, with a classification in League enviable. The bad news, apart from playing a card in Champions, having to add two victories in the last two days, are the serious injuries of two starters of the first team. Jesús Navas and En-Nesyri they will not be able to play in the remainder of the year with him Seville. The squad has resources to replace them, although the coach himself, Julen lopetegui, has raised his hand asking the club for an effort in January.
Monchi He did not finish propping up his work in the summer. He was not entirely satisfied. In fact, three weeks after the market closed, he publicly acknowledged that things had not turned out as he intended. Then he took a run and closed up to six additions. Enough? Among injuries, Africa Cup and players who count less and less, the coach and the sports director himself understand that some position can be propped up, although everything will end depending on the economic issue. Sevilla drags a huge deficit from the previous year. In the current accounts there are advance round in Champions.
The necessary “machado”
Lopetegui described as “machado” the fact that Sevilla achieved the six points remaining in Champions and can access the round of 16. The group is convinced that it is possible. And in the entity they pray that it be so. The mismatch of not qualifying would leave the current fiscal year affected economically. Therefore, any investment in the winter market, at least of a certain size, will be subject to what happens after December 8, when Sevilla visit Salzburg. The Magi can come loaded and empty-handed.
Positions to reinforce
It is evident that the En-Nesyri injury, together with the march of Munir to the African Cupare reasons enough for Sevilla to search the market for another striker. Already in summer the possibility of hiring a tip from another profile to the one they already have was explored. Option B is Luuk de Jong, whose cost, since the Barcelona He has paid for the assignment and half of the token would be for his salary for half a year. Assumable even without passing in the Champions League. On the other hand, the truncated sale of Kooundé in summer he left Monchi with no options to go for another center. The squad has been left with three. Injury to Rekik and the subsequent problems of the French central himself have shown what can happen in months with a tougher calendar. Defense is caught with pins.
The year of gambling
What nobody doubts in Nervión is that the season has started outstanding in league and that, at this rate, it is time to bet. It is also true that until the end of 2021, Sevilla must face their peers in the championship. Real Madrid, Villarreal, Atlético and possibly Barcelona. The points added in these weeks will also mark the strategy of the January market, which may not only consist of which signings the club must undertake, but also the exits.
Designated players
There are players who were already marked in summer to be able to leave Sevilla. Others do not, but the passage of weeks shows that they have stuck in Nervión, where they hardly have any options to play, and they can go out on loan in January to regain their level, apart from eliberating salary mass and offering free chips in the squad. Today there is only one. Men like Gudelj, Idrissi and Munir they were on the market during the summer. Only the last one seems now with options to play. To these three we must add a Oscar Rodriguez no minutes. Boxing options. A difficult fit. January is far away, but Sevilla is already moving.
