The Granotes wowed everyone with their consistent performances in the 2011/12 Spanish top flight season. They have UEFA Europa League to contest in the coming season; the Valencian outfit have a lot on their plate on their limited budgets.
A win over Real Madrid at the Ciutat de Valencia propelled Juan Ignacio Martinez’s team in the eyes of neutrals worldwide. The minnows quickly became the darlings of Spanish attitude with their never say attitude to Spanish top flight football. They finished
the season in 6th place, having an end of season loss of form that saw them drop out of the top four in March, after holding their place for the majority of the season.
Preparations for the 2012/13 Primera Division campaign have seen them lose defensive stalwarts like Botelho and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gustavo-Cabral-c15413 also deciding to move on and leave Levante behind, a lot of blanks have to be filled in the backline by the
sporting department.
In addition, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xavi-Torres-c37053 decided to stick with the offer from Coliseum Alfonso Perez, preferring rejoin Luis Garcia Plaza to continue his footballing career.
Ruben Suarez and Rafa Jorda were transferred to Chinese Super League outfit, Ghizhou, while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 to commence his adventures with the beautiful game.
In the wake of all these departures, Levante have added German defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Lell-c9096, to make up the numbers. For the demanding season ahead, La Granotes fixed their eyes on players with experience in high level leagues.
Juan Ignacio Martinez found Lell from Hertha http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536, and have signed him on a yearlong contract with an option to improve on the terms of the deal. The Germanic will soon be 28 years of age and has trained at Bayern Munich and Cologne before joining Hertha.
They have also added left back, Karabelas Nikolaos, who committed his future to the Valencian outfit for the next two seasons. Karabelas has been active over the past three seasons at AEK Athens and, previously was player of Aris. The Greek defender has
played 14 games in UEFA Europa League and represented his country in the UEFA European Under-21 with his country.
In order to boost their front, Levant announced that they have reached an agreement with Ivory Coast striker, Arouna Kone, for next season with an option for one more. They have added a buyout clause of 10 million Euros in the deal to keep vultures away
from their prized possession.
With an interest high in his services, the cash strapped club are pondering whether to cash in on his services or not. They must decide whether to keep him or prefer selling him this summer, as various English clubs, such as Tottenham, Aston Villa, Wigan
and Reading are willing to cough up the cash to sign him.
They have also added Elche striker, Angel Rodriguez, to their ranks. The attacker will play the next two seasons on the books of Levante UD following agreement between the two sides according to the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Club-Valencia-c38828.
Angel transfer agreement includes the option to play a third season. The has played in Segunda Division with Elche CF in the past two seasons, scoring 13 goals in 39 games in 2011/12 and 16 goals in 31 games in the preceding season.
La Granotas has reinforced their ranks with plenty of explosive players, who have linked up with them to make the jump up for greater financial rewards. Juan Ignacio http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 dressing room does not see a dip
in quality and lose their tenacity that allowed them to punch above their weight.
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