Last April, the newspaper Brandfrom Madrid, published an extensive write-up and praise in which he analyzed the performance of the Ecuadorian Gonzalo Plata in Valladolid, a club that unfortunately failed to avoid relegation in Spain the previous weekend with a defeat against Getafe (0-0) in the last term. LaLiga in the 2022-203 season.

“Valencia CF has their eye on Gonzalo Plata, a winger with a bright future ahead of him”, writes the Spanish press

The newspaper said about the tricolor: “He found his place, strengthened by his family and environment. The forward’s match preparation is not only limited to the work he does daily with the coaching staff at the José Zorrilla (stadium), but also extends to individual preparation with tips that require dedication and work.”

Gonzalo Plata and Real Valladolid are relegated to the second division in Spain

But Brand He also made a forecast: “The player will again be on the lips of English teams this summer.” Valladolid bought him to get a competitive and economic return. The first is already a fact. Another also indicates that it will arrive sooner rather than later.

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‘England: It won’t be easy’

This Tuesday’s digital newspaper Sports stadiumfrom Sevilla, reported in news headlined ‘Interest in Gonzalo Plata’ that “the winger from Ecuador has a contract with Real Valladolid until June 30, 2027; he has been spotted by a major league club, but the operation will not be easy as the passage is shared by Independiente del Valle and Pucela”.

It is added that “the relegation of Real Valladolid will certainly lead to the exodus of its most important footballers or those with the highest projection, who will have offers to continue playing at the highest level either in Spain or outside our borders. Gonzalo Plata is bound (by contract). However, due to his youth and good behavior, Plata already has suitors who come from the Premier League, the economically strongest domestic league”.

He almost saved Valladolid

Sports stadium remember that the 22-year-old from Guayaquil almost saved Valladolid: “Plata was the only player to trouble Getafe CF in the last LaLiga game that saw the blanquiviolet team relegated to the second division. With the score tied at 0-0 in the final minutes, Plata attempted a shot from outside the box that flew over the goal post defended by David Soria. If that goal had been scored, Real Valladolid would still be in the first division.”

And about the possibility of Plata going to England, it is said: “The operation will not be easy at all because Real Valladolid will want to recover and earn a little more than the three million euros they invested in order to get half the pass from the Ecuadorian winger whose rest of the pass is from Independiente del Valle, the club where he became a professional”. (D)