The goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala It was presented this Tuesday at the Stadium of Mestalla as the new player of the Valencia And he said that his signing for the Valencianista team means reaching the “best place to improve and grow.” “The first time I talked to the coaching staff transmitted a lot of confidence and showed me the desire to give continuity to the second round that Valencia made last year and is the best place to continue improving,” added Agirrezabala at a press conference.
The Basque goalkeeper, who arrives from Athletic Club as a loan until the end of the season with a non -mandatory purchase option, emphasized only this campaign: “I only center this year and what depends on me is to help Valencia as much as possible, the other are themes that the clubs handle.”
Agirrezabala did not want to talk about clear goals and focused on living the day to day: “It is a historic club and there is a team to be up to the classification. We will go to match, we will fight to get the three points and that will be the way.” “We have not talked about the position in which Valencia has to end, but we face the season with great enthusiasm and why not believe it will be a beautiful year,” he said.
The goalkeeper recalled his experiences in Mestalla as a visitor. “When you get to Mestalla you realize the club's dimension and all your hobby and inside, you live an elite atmosphere that is seen in a few fields,” he said.
On the process of incorporation into Valencia, Agirrezabala stressed that he lived it with “uncertainty” but thanked that he is over. “I understand that each club looks for their interests, but luckily it has already been given and in the second week of preseason I am here to do all the work with the team,” he said.
The player also explained the reasons for his departure from Athletic Club: “Last year I could play more games and more minutes, but this year I have been given the opportunity to play in Valencia and sincerely I think it was time to take the step, to leave the comfort zone and come to a historical team.”
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Before the press conference, the exporter of Valencia José Manuel Sempere, who played 364 official matches with the club for 15 seasons, welcomed Agirrezabala: “It is a great signing and a very demanding but very faithful hobby will be found and will win it safe.” In addition, the new Football Minister of Valencia, Ron Gourlay, accompanied by the general director, Javier Solís, and the sports director, Miguel Ángel Corona, was present at the presentation of Agirrezabala.
