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Juanmi Wants Away
Wednesday, 27th Jan 2016 16:59

Saints summer signing from Malaga wants a move back to Spain after the signing of Charlie Austin moves him further down the pecking order at St Mary's

Juanmi would prefer a return to Spain after the signing of Charlie Austin, when the issue of moving back to Spain arose in December when his old club Malaga expressed an interest in taking him back, he declined stating that he wanted to stay and fight for a place in the Saints Premier League side, however the arrival of Austin has perhaps made him think that now his chances of a first team place are even more limited.

So far his season in the Premier League has been limited to just substitute appearances off the bench and of those 10 some have been fairly short.

However he has shown that he has some skill when he has played and he is certainly a different type of option than any of the other strikers at Saints.

But he is a little lightweight and it has been a learning curve for him and a period of getting used to the more physical attributes of English football.

Now it seems that Real Sociedad are keen to bring him back to Spain and Juanmi and his agent have both revealed that Saints have been in talks with the Spanish club but so far no deal has been struck.

The issue seems to be that Saints would prefer to let Juanmi only leave on loan as they still have faith in the striker in the long term, but Juanmi and indeed Real Sociedad would prefer it to be permanent.

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saintsnutcase added 17:26 - Jan 27
We haven't really given him a chance to show what he can do. He clearly has some talent and I hope we don't give up on him - maybe a loan move would be sensible.
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aceofthebase added 17:42 - Jan 27
would not be missed, let him go
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VancouverSaint added 18:24 - Jan 27
I think we should keep him. I consider him a alternate for Tadic or Mane, not for Austin, Long or Pelle. Jay is still a guess for returning and Pelle is injured and may yet depart. If Charlie is injury prone as people say, we would be back to being very thin on the forward line without him. He has shown the he has all the moves and can be very handy.
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DPeps added 19:15 - Jan 27
We haven't seen enough of him to judge. I'm confident that he'll be decent once he settles - but then I said that about Gaston!
Agree that Austin's arrival isn't really significant as Juanmi is a different player.
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perazi added 21:41 - Jan 27
I reckon he's a good player in the making, and along with Harry Reed, is a player Ron hasn't given enough playing time to. I can understand his frustration at this point. Seems a good lad too.
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RogerToye added 22:04 - Jan 27
Juanmi and Cedric similar size, their skill makes up for lack of physical presence but what is needed in premiership is not the same as the continent. love to see them come on and do some buisness.
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SaintBrock added 22:27 - Jan 27
Cedric & Clasie have accepted the difficult challenge of being effective in the Premier League and stepped up to the plate, having come from inferior leagues. Juanmi clearly in the minds of the coaches has not yet he has been here as long as them.

Nobody is gifted a place in Koeman's team, they have to earn it as Matt Target has done and Juanmi is one of those gifted players who seems unable or unwilling to fully involve himself in all aspects of the game including the chase backs and physical challenges.
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TeamCortese added 10:27 - Jan 28
I still question why we brought him given the amount of game time on the pitch. Perhaps he's a long-term replacement for Pelle or Jay Rod? But he's definitely a different type of player. He reminds more of a David Villa style of player.

That aside he definitely hasn't been given his fair share of playing time considering how poor our attack has been this season up until the last couple of weeks. So he's well in his rights to demand a transfer especially when you considered he was given Spanish call-ups not too long ago.
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