Elche reinforces its defense with a high-level addition: Pol Lirola. The right side, which turn 25 this saturdayarrives on loan from Olympique de Marseille. According to different French media, Elche has a purchase option for the footballer of around eight million euros.
For the season of its centenary, the club from Elche signs one of the best-regarded players in his position in the French Ligue 1 until very little, but that has run out of space in the plans of the Marsells coach, Igor Tudor. Under-21 international with Spain in its daydespite his youth has moved about 30 million euros in transfers.
Pol Mikel Lirola Kosok (Mollet del Valls, 08/13/1997) is a right-handed winger with offensive projection. He can also act as a laner in drawings with three centrals. Elche’s coach, Francisco Rodríguez, has used schemes with four backs or three central defenders and two lanes, so Lirola fits both plans. Catalan can also act as a winger.
Trained in Spanish quarry, moved to Juventus youth football at a young age. Subsequently, developed his career in Serie A at Sassuolo and Fiorentina, with transfers of around 7.5 and 13 million euros respectively. With his remarkable performance in Italy, in January of last year he signed for Olympique de Marseillefor a final cost of about 13 million. In the last season, played a total of 51 matches, the majority as ownerbetween Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Europa League and Conference League. Contributed a goal and two assists.
According to the specialized portal Transfermarkt, Pol Lirola has accumulated 166 games, 11 goals and 28 assists as a professional. And he gives it a current market value of 8 million euros.
With the addition of Pol Lirola, Elche completes the right-back position with the Catalan and Helibelton Palacios, the latter with a more defensive profile. Covers the departure of Barragn, who finished his contract. The defender from Mollet del Valls becomes the third new franjiverde face for the next campaign, after Carlos Clerc and Roger Mart.
The owner of Elche, Christian Bragnikwork to complete the template with more additions. Among the objectives: a goalkeeper, a center back, a pivot, a winger and an attacking midfielder/midfielder. For this last position, I could get Lex Collado on loan from Barcelona.
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