Andriy Lunin, presented with Florentino Pérez in the Real Madrid

SIGNED IN 2018 AND STILL WITHOUT PLAYING

Lunin, his trip and possible debut with the Real Madrid after almost 1.000 days

Published:20/01/2021 - 00:18h

Updated:20/01/2021 - 00:18h

The goalkeeper Andriy Lunin could head the legion of the called "forgotten" by Zidane that in front of the Alcoyano could jump to the field, in a duel of the King's Cup

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The Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin at last could debut in the first team of the Real Madrid, after 943 days after his signing. Since it was purchased by the whites the past 22 June 2018, pertinent of the FC Zorya Lugansk, the travesía of the guardameta is almost unpublished. Any took so much in debuting in his position in the recent times. However, this Wednesday in front of the Alcoyano in a corresponding duel to the Glass of Rey, could see him head the legion of the "forgotten" by Zinedine Zidane, the one who will look for to free of load to his eleven 'immovable', for the moment, to finish January of the best form and assume in February the return of the Champions.

Lunin, the one who returned to the Madrid the past summer, has not had it easy. It was yielded in the own season 2018-19 to the Leganés like consequence of the arrival of the Belgian Thibaut Courtois and the permanence still of the costarricense Keylor Navas. During his stay with the Pepineros alone participated in a total of seven parties in which it fit two goals. There it was acting of Iván Cuéllar. Later, in the past course landed in the Valladolid, where the experience resulted worse: only it went out to the field twice.

In front of the few options that received in LaLiga, did not remain him of another that look for minutes in the Real Oviedo, in the same season 2019-20. In the Second Division, to which arrived in full wintry market, saw him in the eleven in a total of 20 meetings by the same quantity of goals received. Afterwards of this stretch, returned under the guidelines of Zidane, of the one who expects finally hang him the medal of "graduated" in the Stadium The Collao.

Of agreement to the proportionate data by the journalist, Miguel Ángel Lara, in the last 10 years 11 goalkeepers have defended the white goal and to any did them expect so much to debut in any one of the official competitions that contests the Real Madrid. Even, they registered debuts further of the two first goalkeepers (Keylor, Boxes, Kiko Box, Diego López, Adán, Areola or Courtois). They were the cases of Luca Zidane, Pacheco, Rubén Yánez and Jesús.

Lunin Would debut in the Real Madrid, after it promised him be the second goalkeeper before the arrival of Courtois and with the posters of champion of the world sub-20 in 2019, and of the best guardameta of this tournament. Of this way, would be one of the legion of "forgotten" by Zidane that would see action in Glass, since it expects the comeback of any players like Odriozola, Marcelo, Isco, Militao, Valverde, Odegaard or until the same Vinicius, the one who has lost the confidence of the French in the recent examinations.

It does not go down the arms

To difference, of which could think, the youngster of 21 years has taken his difficult periplo in the Spanish football of the best way. Sources linked to the player affirm that it follows working and trains until in the days of party. "Neither a bad gesture. It knows where it has come and it knows that his way will be complicated. It does not step backwards. Never it has desfondado and there is not anybody that dare to sugerirselo", said to the newspaper El País a person with access to Valdebebas.

The same half stands out that, in the Real Oviedo, the fisios remember him because always it did them go out late, due to the fact that it did not forgive his hour of gymnasium after the trainings. Javier Brushed, the one who was the then technician of the team, also has a good assessment on his work.

"It trusts yes same, has a lot of personality and is a winner, but needs continuity for pulir details that only give you the parties, like measuring when go out in a balloon to the back of the defence. It needs parties", sustained the trainer.

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