Arsenal FC send their young troops to Spain for the future - La Liga Special
Arsenal FC are known for their Spanish connections thanks to the number of times they have been involved in the transfers of native players. The Gunners were involved in one of the longest running transfer sagas of recent times: Cesc Fabregas’ move to FC
Barcelona. The transfer was finally done and dusted in the recently concluded transfer window, bringing an end to three years of speculation. Arsenal might have lost their best player to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 but they are looking up to the same country as they send their
youthful players to the Iberian Peninsula.
As many as four players have moved away from Emirates Stadium to Spain in pursuit of footballing opportunities. Three of them will be returning to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 at the end of the season. The first player to arrive in Spain was Brazilian youngster Wellington da
Silva, who joins La Liga side UD Levante. He returns to the club for a second time after spending six months on loan in the later stages of last La Liga campaign.
A striker by virtue, the youngster can play on the wings as well as slot behind a lone striker in a more withdrawn role. Wellington was signed for an initial 3.5 million Euros from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fluminense-c39366 and has been in the Arsenal reserve side ever since. His chances
of representing Arsenal are nonexistent as he doesn’t have a work permit. Hence, he has been sent to Spain for much needed match time in addition to getting around work permit issues.
Wellington must look to get around the system as the English FA backtracked on their grant of Special Talent Visa to him. Thus, he will be staying in Spain over the coming years to settle himself on the old continent. On his return journey, he will be looking
to increase his outings after making only two appearances in the previous six months.
Following Wellington to Spain is http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-Vela-c8558, who will be joining Real Sociedad. The Mexican striker has failed to establish himself in the English side and has been on the fringe of first team action for over two years now. Injuries and loss of form have
not helped his case either. He has only made a paltry 29 appearances since his move to Europe from his humble surroundings of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guadalajara-c39463 in 2005.
Vela has spent time in Spain prior to securing a year-long loan to La Liga minnows. He was on the roster of UD Salamanca in the 2006/07 season and on the books of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/CA-Osasuna-c38712 the following year.
In the shadow of his teammates, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramón-c30536 Sandoval’s side and will be looking to establish himself
at Estadio Teresa Rivero. This is the fifth consecutive year that the 21-year-old is coming to Spain looking for minutes on the pitch while he works on the elusive English work permit.
With the departure of Fabregas, Arsenal fans will be disgruntled with the Spanish league. However, they cannot forget the valuable addition the clubs in the league are doing for the future of Gunners, giving their youngsters valuable first team opportunities,
which will help them in acquiring work permits for life in England.
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