Málaga CF: Juanpe out of training and squad

Juanpe absent from training and squad

Málaga CF loses Juanpe, who is absent from training and the squad for the league opener against Atlético de Madrid, as he closes his future in Japan.

Why is it important?

Juanpe's absence reinforces the information about his imminent departure from the club. Málaga CF needs to free up an important space in the center of the field to strengthen its squad.

What's next?

Málaga CF is working to strengthen its center of the field in a market where it needs to raise the level of the squad and find new pieces to face the return to Primera División.

The club has given permission to Juanpe to absent himself from training in a move that fuels the information about his imminent departure. The latest information points to Japan as a possible destination, where the player would earn around one million euros per season.

The squad without Juanpe

Málaga CF has already made official the list of convoked players for the league opener against Atlético de Madrid. Juanpe does not figure among the 23 players cited, an absence that reinforces even more the information about his imminent departure.

The list of convoked players includes Alfonso Herrero, Carlo Puga, Einar, Pastor, Ramón, Haitam, Dotor, Chupe, Larrubia, Joaquín, Salinas, Carlos López, Rafa Rodríguez, Recio, Jauregi, Juan Cruz, Dani Lorenzo, Izan Merino, Lobete, Otu, Rafita and Juani.