José Castro after the floral offering to la Virgen de los Reyes
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CASTRO: 'I'M SURE BIG PLAYERS WILL ARRIVE'

28/08/2018
The President admitted that Sevilla had counted on Mariano, but Madrid are going to trigger their right of first refusal. Despite the player not yet having given Sevilla a response, 'we are working on other options'

The President, José Castro, appeared before the media after the traditional floral offering to the Virgen de los Reyes. The name of the day is Mariano and his possible transfer to Real Madrid, who have a right of first refusal that they will exercise. 'We are an ambitious club who try to make ambitious singings and these things can happen. It's true that Madrid has the right of first refusal and they have told us they will exercise it. We still haven't been notified by the player. The player still hasn't responded to us and we await his response ... we are working on other options,' Castro explained.

He underlined 'Sevilla acted how we have to act, we have spoken with a player who interests us, it's true there was a first-refusal option, but it's also true that the player told us again and again that he would only play for Sevilla.'

'We negotiated with the player, there was a first-refusal option and that was something that could happen'

Castro clarified that Sevilla did not have 'to ask Madrid anything' when trying to sign to Mariano, because 'Lyon is the club who has the agreement with Madrid. We negotiated for a player, then there were 48 hours for Madrid to exercise this option, they have decided to do so and it was something that could happen... We're always working on other options and I'm sure big players will arrive.'

Sevilla's President claimed, 'I'm not annoyed. Madrid make their decisions just like we make ours. This disappointment can become excitement with the players we bring in.'

'This disappointment can become excitement with the players we bring in'

Likewise, he informed us that the manager knows perfectly well which options there were if this happened. 'He is aware of all of our movements.' He added that although 'there are not many days left, I'm sure they'll be very busy days with many comings and goings.'

Finally, he spoke about the match against Sigma. 'We have an important match on Thursday, keeping in mind we've been playing since 26 July to get into Europe. We still have this final step to take on Thursday. We have to progress on Thursday and after that focus on the league and the derby.'