The President, José Castro, spoke in front of the cameras during Chicarito's presentation. He spoke of the planning over the summer in general firstly: "I believe that we are all a part of this management. We were aware that there was going to be a change. There has been 13 arrivals and after all the work, we're happy with what has been done. There's always room for improvement in a year where there has been a lot of changes; and that has left us with a squad that we wish to be as competitive as possible".
Moreover, he praised the work done by Monchi during the period: "It's has been a summer when a lot of work has been done. This is due to the wisdom of Monchi with a lot signings and a lot of departures. The balance is good, economically we have had to fight a lot. We have all contributed to be able to have, in an economic sense, the squad that we have now".