Real Sociedad will be more ambitious than ever in this summer’s transfer market. The football management, commanded by Roberto Olabehas set itself the goal of decisively raising the level of the first realistic squad, to take another step in the growth of the club and be able to opt for more ambitious goals, being a little closer to the teams above, which is what has always been marked in the club since the return of the Vitorian to the sports management of the San Sebastian entity. Year after year you have to get better, get closer to the top teams, grow in short, a sustainable and gradual growth. After three years qualifying for the Europa Leaguewith a Copa del Rey title also in their guarantee, now they have set themselves the challenge of raising the level of demand one point, really look at those four Champions League spots that haven’t been that far These last few seasons, especially this one that has just ended.
And to achieve all this you have to bet heavily on the transfer market, be ambitious in your goals, consider the hiring of high-profile players, of those that not so long ago Real could not look at because they were sincerely inaccessibledue to the economic aspect and because the San Sebastian club was surely not attractive to those players. That has changed since the arrival of Olabe, and with the work of Imanol Alguacil on the first team bench. Now the Real is installed in Europe and that makes it an appealing destination. Already in previous seasons, especially last summer, the objectives of the Real were more ambitious, but this preseason wants to go further, without this meaning that it will be possible to achieve everything that the recruitment unit has been collecting for which he is responsible Eric Bretos. But the objectives are very attractive, to the point that in some cases there is a dispute with clubs that are traditionally more powerful financially than the Real. But that does not frighten or retract OlabeOn the contrary, it is about finding formulas to be more appealing, not only from an economic point of view.
Roberto Olabe wants to form a powerful squad, perhaps the strongest and most important since the Real two-time league champion in the 80s. That is the intention. And the names of the possible signings are going to go along that line. But it is not going to work only in that aspect. The squad will also be formed looking at Zubieta. That will continue to be the base. And that is why the first diagnosis will be which players from the subsidiary that has played in Second this season have a place in the first team, or at least they can win it in preseason. The names of Jon Karrikaburu, Beñat Turrientes, Alex Sola, Ander Martin, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Urko González de Zarate, Julen Lobete, Robert Navarro, Roberto López appear on all the lists. But not everyone will go up to the first team. Several of them will be transferred with a view to returning more educated and forming part of the Real first team. Along these lines, none of those on loan from this past season seem to play for Real this season, which will start in July. Merquelanz because he has just undergone surgery, and Bautista, Kevin and Sagnan because they have not finished convincing in their assignments. They will be in Zubieta and an outlet will be found for them throughout the summer. At least, that is the intention. Unless they earn their job with their work, which can be anything.
And once that diagnosis is made with the people at home, also with the players who have been part of the squad this season, they will look at the transfer market. And it will be done with great ambition. In that line are the first names that have transcended the list managed by the recruitment unit. La Real is still interested in Pablo Sarabia, from PSG, although it is not easy at all. Rafinha, on loan from PSG. They want to acquire property, Carlos Soler, from Valencia, is on the agendawhom Barça wants and with whom he has already contacted several times. With Leipzig there is a pending conversation to talk about Alexander Sorlothloaned this last season, and advance in the interest in the extreme Dominik Szoboszalai. And from Ghent interested Tarik Tissoudaliwhich has stood out this season scoring 19 goals in 29 matches in Belgium, and for which other important clubs on the continent have asked.