Another response from Rafael Dudamel in Win Sports that makes public the position of Deportivo Cali regarding the possibility of signing Yaser Asprilla.
The talented youth soccer player from Envigado FC, today signed by Watford FC and present in the Colombia National Team call-up, was listed as a possibility for Deportivo Cali in the first half of 2022. What happened? The club made an attempt. He knew what he had to pay for a loan and nothing more. The DT’s position is clear and surely because of that thought, both his and the club’s, no progress was made.
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Rafael Dudamel’s response on Yaser Asprilla
“On the subject I have not set any position because there was never a real, concrete situation. It was all speculation. At the time I said it: How could I not want to have him on the team? He is a super talented player but we have a philosophy in the club in which the youth players are a priority “, he began by saying.
And I add: “Of our youth squads we have Gian Franco Cabezas, Daniel Luna, Duván Mina, Óscar Segura, Juan José Córdoba, José Mulato. In a team like Envigado, a young talent like Yaser Asprilla shows up every weekend. But in a big team like Deportivo Cali, the youngest have a secondary role behind the experienced player to continue learning. Processes are slower.
So with all that context, the answer that Deportivo Cali’s manager ends up giving is: “That Yaser Asprilla is a player that we need, I would have to say no. And what if we wanted to have it? It would be wonderful, but we already have that area populated in the conformation of the campus”.
Rafael Dudamel at Win Sports on Yaser Asprilla
“There was never a real situation with Yáser Asprilla, it was all speculation. But we have a club philosophy, our youth squads are a priority” Rafael Dudamel, DT of Cali. #SaqueLargoWIN pic.twitter.com/38st8B1olr
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