The Alicante players who could have played for Elche but ended up in Osasuna: Meet the stars shining in La Liga’s Copa del Rey Final

the brand new Osasuna qualification for the Copa del Rey final will allow the party of the May 6 at the La Cartuja stadium have Alicante prominence. Until five footballers from the Navarrese team: Moi Gómez, Abde, Nacho Vidal, Lucas Torro and Aridane were born in the province of Alicante or have their family residence there.

Besides, four of them could have been Elche playersagainst which they will face this Saturday (16 hours), in El Sadar; and, finally, they were not.

Go away He was the one who was closest to the group from Elche. Last summer, his signing was practically closed. The owner of the Franjiverde entity, Christian Bragarnik, had it done, both with Barcelona, club to which it belongs; as with him 21 year old footballer, who wanted to wear the jersey of the team of the city where his family lives. In the end, the highest shareholder did not agree to a series of commissions requested by his representatives, the operation broke down and he ended up going to Osasunain which he is being one of the most outstanding players.

has disputed 20 LaLiga matches and four Cup matches and he scored the winning goal for Osasunista in the first leg of the semifinal against Athletic Club de Bilbao. Last Tuesday was also holder in San Mamés and his good performances and overflow on the left wing led him to the World Cup in Qatar with Morocco.

Abde arrived in Elche at the age of seven with his Moroccan familywho stayed at the Carrus neighborhood and after serving in various teams in the city, he went to Hércules, where he made the leap that allowed him to be transferred to Barcelona, ​​in the 2021-2022 season, for two million euros.

Another Osasuna footballer who could have also worn the franjiverde shirt this season was Moi Gomez. The midfielder of 28 years old, he is from Rojales and he wanted to sign for the Elche club to be close to his family. It was offered and there were even conversations. However, in the end there was no agreement yel Villarreal transferred him to the Pamplonica club for 1.8 million euros and five seasons.

Moi Gómez is another of the fixtures in the rojillo box. he has disputed 27 LaLiga games and three in the Cup. He is a player who can play as a midfielder or on the wing on the left. Bragarnik preferred Fidel and Pastorewhich have similar characteristics.

The Osasuna player started in the Thader of his Rojales native, where he has a field with his name. After he passed through the Alicante youth academy, Villarreal signed him, with whom he made his first-team debut at the age of 17. Later he played in the Getafe, Sporting Gijón and Huesca. In 2019 he returned to Villarreal and last summer he was sold to the Navarrese team, in which he is shining.

Aridane Hernandez He is a Canarian by birth, but he has his residence in Elda, where his wife is from. During the past winter market he was very close to landing at Elche. The central defender was willing to play near his family home. When the agreement was close, Osasuna refused due to the losses he had in his defense. From there he began to play and has become the undisputed starter in the red rear. He accumulates 13 LaLiga games and six in the Cup. Together with David García he forms a wall in the axis of the defense. His great progression in the second part of the season may lead to his renewal with Osasuna, despite his 34 years.

For his part, Juan Cruz did wear the Elche shirt during the last two seasons of the Elche team in the Second Division. He was one of the architects of the promotion to Primera with Pacheta on the bench. He was a footballer very loved by the fans. However, Bragarnik, after being promoted in 2020, decided transfer it to Osasuna for three million euros. 2,750,000 fixed and 250,000 in variables for playing the next three seasons in First Division or promotion. Something that has more than fulfilled. This season he has played 20 games in LaLiga and five in the Cup, in which he has started in the semifinal matches against Athletic Club.

After his departure, Elche have brought in numerous left-backs and a large amount of money has been spent to cover that position.

Lucas Torró and Nacho Vidal other rojillos from Alicante

In the ranks of Osasuna they militate two other players from Alicante such as Lucas Torró and Nacho Vidal. The midfielder is Cocentenary and, after playing in the quarries of Ontinyent, Alcoyano and Herculeswhen he was young he was signed by Real Madridwith which he came to be summoned by Ancelotti for the Champions League. Fernando Hierro took him to Oviedo and from there Osasuna signed it, which gave it two courses to the Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany. He returned two seasons ago and is fixed in the center of the field. Nacho Vidal is from the campello and after going through the Valencia youth academyin 2018 he signed for the rojillos.