Celtic Vigo he finished his centenary project midseason with the sackings of first Luis Campos as Sports Council and then Rafael Benitez as manager. Sporting director Marco Garces and new coach Claudio Giraldez have been entrusted with a major overhaul of the Celta squad.
Jose Fontan, Renato Tapia and striker Jorgen Strand Larsen were all moved, but Relief say that up to 15 more players could leave this summer according to the proposals reaching the shores of Galicia. Meanwhile, going the other way, Celta wants to sign at least three or four players that it considers essential. This includes Santiago Comesana, for whom they have opened discussions with Villarreal.
Seven players are considered necessary departures: Goncalo Paciencia, Carles Perez, Sergio Carreira, Julen Lobete, Miguel Baeza, Kevin Rodriguez and Franco Cervi. Five others are available for a move, or a potential loan, but will not be “gifted”: Unai Nunez, Manu Sanchez, Mihailo Ristic and Jonathan Bamba. A third group including Tadeo Allende, Carlos Dotor and Miguel Rodriguez, Celta will try to borrow.
It looks like it's going to be another busy summer for Os Celeste, and another in which they're apparently trying to find a direction for their project. Balaidos will be hoping that with a man who has been at the club for some time running the operations, they can finally sit a little more comfortably this coming season.
