The Schalke sporting director has admitted that the player is yet to reach his full potential at the club and wants him to improve.
Jose http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Jurado joined Die Knappen in the summer of 2010 at a reported fee of 13 million Euros from Atletico Madrid. The player was regarded as one of the best talents at that time in Europe and was tipped to shine at the Gelsenkirchen
outfit.
However, things did not go as Schalke wanted as the player has had two below par seasons with the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Blues. The player has made 46 league appearances for Schalke and has found the net a mere three times in the process.
Horst Heldt, Schalke’s sporting director, admitted that the midfielder has been a disappointment at Veltins-Arena since his arrival in 2010. The chief insisted that Jurado will have to improve if he wants to play for Schalke on
a regular basis.
The sporting director stated that the player will have to improve on his displays to prove his worth and stressed that the midfielder has the potential to become one of the best. He is confident that the Spanish Under-21 international
can return to his best under Huub Stevens, who is known for getting the best out of his players.
“He has been here for two years and he has had three coaches during this period. We do not have to fix him, he must get things right himself. He is an extraordinary player, an excellent playmaker. But he must do much more, otherwise
he will fail again in his third year,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Heldt further revealed that Jurado was almost on his way back to Atletico Madrid earlier this summer as an agreement was reached between the two clubs. However, the Spanish side backed out at the very last moment which means that
Jurado may well have another chance to prove himself at Veltins-Arena.
“We were already in agreement with Atletico, but then their president [Enrique Cerezo] changed his mind. I think they would rather re-sign http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 [from Wolfsburg]. He is up for sale,” he concluded.
Jose Manuel Jurado will face a tough competition for places with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tranquillo-Barnetta-c35516 and Roman Neustadter.
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