“We wanted to add as much speed as possible to the upcoming season. With the return of Jakub Pešek and the arrival of Veljko Birmančevič and Victor Olatunji, the coach has gained additional variability,” said Rosický at the press conference.
Sparta has introduced five reinforcements so far. Midfielder Michal Ševčík, goalkeeper Jakub Surovčík, aforementioned forwards Birmančevič and Olatunji arrived at Letná, and the latest acquisition in the red jersey is stopper James Gomez originally from Gambia.
“As Tomáš said, the strengthening brought us more speed and power. Ševčík also adds new aspects to the team. Olatunji’s physical parameters may take us further. We have Gomez followed from the Danish league and the national team,” stated Priske. “Václav Sejk and Matěj Ryneš will also remain in the squad, we are satisfied with their progress. The goal was to keep the squad together as much as possible,” revealed the sports director afterwards.
Twenty-one-year-old Gomez is said to be especially promising for the future. “Perhaps not only there, but also for the coming period, perhaps for a month or two,” pointed out Priske. “With the arrival of Birmančevič, we have expanded the composition of possibilities for the use of individual footballers. He is a fast player, he has great game intelligence, he is good in one-on-one fights,” introduced the coach of the Serb, who received a fairly decent amount of minutes in the preparation and is perhaps the closest to the starting line-up.
On the other hand, forwards Tomáš Čvančara and Awer Mabil, stopper Ondřej Čelůstka and universal defender Dimitrije Kamenovič left the squad of the reigning champion. Other players went on loan.
Sparta invited fans to training. Fresh reinforcements James Gomez and Victor Olatunji also performed for themVideo: Sport.cz
“As far as the squad is concerned, we are covered,” said Priske, saying that everything is already moving towards the start of the home competition on Sunday, when Sparta will welcome Olomouc home. But which of the reinforcements can the fans look forward to? “Generally speaking, there is always a chance that you can include new players and you can count on them. On the other hand, you have to look at the fact at what stage of preparation they arrived. Look at James Gomez, who arrived on Wednesday. We will see how we can count on them for the first game “, the coach did not want to be too specific.
However, it seems that while the frame is not closed inwards, it is already outwards. “I can’t rule anything out. We are working with a long-term plan, for example with stoppers, the arrival of young Gomez is proof of that. But all the key players have long-term contracts and I don’t expect anyone to leave,” said Rosický. At the same time, the famous Dutch Ajax is said to be circling mainly around stopper Martin Vitík.
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It also depends on which European competition Sparta will enter. The situation is currently different from a year ago, when Letenští were eliminated in the preliminary rounds and subsequently lost, for example, stopper Dávid Hanck. There is no threat of such a scenario now, Sparta is assured of at least the Conference League. However, the main group of the Champions League remains the dream goal.
2023-07-20 21:18:34
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