Official announcement! Real Madrid loaned the Spain Under-21 international, renegotiated the buyout clause and cancelled the player exchange
Juanmi Latasa joined Getafe on loan from Real Madrid last season, completely overlooked under Kirk Flores, but the arrival of Jose Bordalas has completely changed his future for the Deep Blues - according to Getafe's official website, the team has agreed with Real Madrid to renew La Taza's loan, and the Spain Under-21 international will continue to play for Getafe in the new season.
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The 22-year-old is a high school forward who is 1.92 meters tall. Last summer, Ratassa chose Getafe among many invitations, but under Flores he almost sat on the bench.
Seeing the relegation situation in jeopardy, Getafe president Ángel Torres sacked Flores in early April and hired Bordalas again to coach. In the penultimate round of the league, Turkey international Yunar left early due to injury, Bordalas immediately replaced Latasa, and received good results.
Latasa
In the last two rounds of the league, Latasar started all the games and his equaliser against Osasuna was even more valuable: "It was my first goal in La Liga, we were playing at home and were given a goal ahead by our opponents. It was a great goal, and it was scored with my favourite header and I'm very happy about it. ”
Latassa is also very aware that his own characteristics fit Bordalas' tactical system very well: "He gave me plenty of time to show myself in La Liga. He helped me a lot in football, he knew very well what he wanted and he told me clearly that he wanted me to play a role on the pitch. I'm going to help the team in my own way: a long pass comes and I grab the second penalty. I also score goals when necessary. ”
Latasa
If Kirk Flores had been in charge, Ratassa would have left Getafe at the end of the season, but the arrival of Bordalas changed everything. Heading into the off-season, Bordalas made it clear to president Ángel Torres that he wanted to keep Latassa and sell another Real Madrid veteran, Mayoral.
Latasa
Initially, Getafe tried to trade goalkeeper David Soria for Ratassa, but Real Madrid did not approve the deal due to Luning's decision to stay. According to Marca newspaper, Real Madrid and Getafe have renegotiated the terms of La Tasa's buyout, and the transfer form is similar to Porto's (after the loan expired, Getafe contributed 3.5 million euros to buy out Portu from Real Sociedad).