Gámez Signs Until 2013

By: Anthony | July 12th, 2009

Yesterday it was officially announced that Jesús Gámez was officially a property of Sevilla Fútbol Club as he arrived from Málaga in a deal which sees both Lolo and Duda head in the opposite direction.

We have failed to have a solid right sided defender since the departure of Dani Alves about a year ago and it was clearly our weak spot this season. Konko didn’t live up to the expectations he had when arriving from Genoa last summer and Mosquera was well below-par hence his transfer to Mexican side América early last week.

Gámez was clearly one of Málaga’s best players last season as they just failed to qualify for the Europa League in their first season in La Liga after finishing 8th. Before last season started there was massive interest in Gámez from other top European clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur and Valencia. Jesús stated that he held out for a move to us because he preferred the location of Sevilla and was more motivated by our Champions League football.

The deal was said to be easy as both presidents previously had a solid relationship and Málaga were keen to acquire Lolo and Duda who spent last season there and hope to use them in their push for Europe this season. Both of our loanees impressed during their time last year and were key parts of the starting XI who helped our Andalucían neighbours almost qualify for Europe.

Although Jiménez isn’t ready to totally give up on Konko yet, there is no doubt that Gámez has been brought in to give us strength down the right side – strength which we so desperately needed. To be fair, Konko was injured a lot of last season and he could still turn out to be a decent player for us but Gámez is a proven talent in La Liga and one of the most sought after defenders in Spain and it’s a huge bonus that he is also Spanish – something I love to see in the squad.

Lolo was a good young prospect but considering he wouldn’t have fit into Jiménez’ plans, it was good to sell him and get someone worth while in return. It was obvious that the right back spot needed to be addressed in this transfer window and Gámez is more than a quality signing in my eyes.

Monchi’s clear objective this transfer window was to add strength to the squad and with the signings of Zokora and now Gámez, his objective seems to be met.

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