Preseason & Transfers
As you know already,
Lucas Rosa and
Oliver Bias joined new clubs in the window. We also released 3 players however they were all youngsters and didn't feature under me. Right winger,
Enzo Millet has rejoined the club on a season long loan from Monaco.
3 departures so far!
Yoel Armougom has joined newly promoted Sparta Rotterdam after a year with the club. He was back up and was on a hefty wage for someone who is behind Bard in the pecking order so I felt it was time to cash in on him. Youth product
Mert Ozdogan has joined De Treffers on a season long loan to see if he could cut the mustard. The main departure was
Rayan Raveloson. He had a clause in his contract meaning he could go to a club in a European competition which meant we had to accept the £2.1million offer from FC Groningen. Chievo came in with a £3.2m offer however we agreed terms with Groningen.
Now the arrivals...
Michael Mabiala - Brought in for cover alongside Feser. He is young and has potential with some already impressive attributes. The ex Marseille player is on a low wage and could be sold for profit in the future if he doesn't cut it here with us.
Cesar Garro - Another young defender comes in as back up. He replaces Armougom at left back and at 18 the ex Atletico Madrid full back has some impressive attributes.
Yannis N'Gakoutou - A right back comes in to offer competition to Fred Werner Radchul following Rosa's departure. Yannis looks solid all round however we will aim to improve his tackling as that is a weakness of his.
El Hadj Coly - A £120,000 signing from Lyon. He has some pace alongside decent decision making, composure, finishing and movement so should be a handful of the bench and give competition to our strikers already at the club.
Alessio Miceli - A 24 year old comes in to challenge Youness Aarab for the defensive midfielder spot vacated by Raveloson. He arrives for £40,500 and has some useful player traits alongside good passing and long shots attributes.
Pre season sees us start off shockingly with 2 defeats and 0 goals scored. We quickly turned that around with 3 wins and 1 draw to finish off preseason as I can see us finishing lower than we have in the previous 2 seasons.
New month, still no job interview.