The Malaga that is leaving and the one that awaits us

After finishing the regular League and in the absence of the qualifiers that determine the promotions to the First and Second Division, the teams plan their templates based on their respective economic realities. Among them, of course, Malaga.

After finishing the worst of the seven campaigns for Málaga Club de Fútbol (not Club Deportivo Málaga) in the Second Division, the entity has a lot of work ahead of it to avoid the bad results of putting together a squad that was not up to the standard. These are some of the aspects to take into account.

Those who leave will not return

There are 14 players who end their contract or end their loan period. They are Dani Barrio, Dani Martín, Víctor Gómez, Lombán, Cufré, Febas, Ismael Gutiérrez, Hicham. Jairo, Vadillo, Antoñín, Brandon, Sekou and Adrián López. Each one with his story. Sekou has been a tremendous disappointment because he was the star signing. Three goals in 835 minutes played and just seven starts. He returns the problem of his high salary to Valladolid. Antoñín has not responded to expectations either and ended up punished for indiscipline. The great unknown has been Ismael Gutiérrez. 83 minutes in just five little moments.

Febas is not easy

Of these 14 the one that interests the most (not to mention the only one is Aleix Febas. Málaga has just over a month to decide whether to execute its purchase option valued at €350,000. It is an expensive operation because, between salary and other concepts, it can go up to more than 800,000 euros. You have to negotiate. In addition, the club must analyze its parameters as far as the salary limit is concerned.

Brandon is well seen

He has participated in 40 games. 2830 minutes and scored nine goals. A player very much in the style of Darío Silva (in all aspects…). Malaga would like him to stay but it is very, very complicated.

First signing and captain

In the absence of it becoming official, Manolo Reina will be a Málaga player for the next two seasons. Not only that. The Villanueva del Trabuco goalkeeper will be one of the team captains. In principle, he will occupy the position of David Lombán. The issue of the captaincy will be heavily analyzed in the coming days. The other goalkeeper could be Gonzalo Crettaz. The Argentine, forged in the Malaguista youth academy, has had a great season at Badajoz, unseating none other than Limones from the starting lineup. He has also done a good ‘military’ in a Badajoz team full of problems with its president in prison and where Luis Oliver has entered as a savior. Yes, these are bad times.

Those who have to look for life

In this group there are striking cases. Málaga wants two or three new central defenders, counting on Andrés Caro and Juande. This means that Peybernes, with another year on his contract, will start in fifth or sixth position. He can fight for the position in the summer… or get his life. A similar situation occurs at the front, the position that has caused the most problems this season. The club is considering bringing in three or four and is counting on Loren’s bright future. Chavarría, who wants to stay and compete, will also start in fifth position. Here the possibility of giving Roberto a year to complete his training is valued. Paulino has another year of commitment. If he goes out, nothing will happen either.

Laterals will also be searched on both sides. A loan can be sought for Ismael Casas (the player himself is in favor of a change of scenery. Iván Calero, who returns from loan, can compete in this band. On the left Javi Jiménez will have to deal with those who come. Cristo returns from his formative year at Sanse, we’ll have to see.

These are some examples of the revolution that is coming. In the happily finished Liga, were lined up at least once, 33 players. 14 leave and 20 remain (we include Reina). Of those 20 can change course more than half. There would be eight or nine left.

The interesting Horta case

On the other hand, Málaga is still in suspense waiting for a possible transfer of Ricardo Horta from Braga to Benfica leave him a fundamental money to go pulling the car. A few years ago Malaga secured 15% of its property after an exchange with Juankar. Record revealed that the Costa del Sol club could benefit up to 67% from a sale. We will have to see what percentage of that amount goes to the agent on duty. Yes indeed. Maximum expectation.