Alavés forced to go to the market

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The transfer market of Deportivo Alavés will have to assess the free agents after losing Mikel Rodríguez and Facundo Garcés to injury, both with anterior cruciate ligament tears in the right knee. The two absences occurred in the first week of September, just a few days after the market closed.

The problem particularly affects the defensive axis. With Garcés out for several months and Mikel Rodríguez also facing an estimated recovery time of six to eight months, Quique Sánchez Flores' team has gone from having 24 players in its squad to having 22 players.

Deportivo Alavés loses two key players in four days

Mikel Rodríguez, a 22-year-old midfielder, got injured during training on September 3, with tests confirming an anterior cruciate ligament tear the following day. The player, signed this summer from Real Sociedad B, will need surgery.

Rodríguez's absence affects Alavés less in terms of available players because Sánchez Flores has several alternatives in midfield, including Antonio Blanco, Ángel Pérez, Pablo Ibáñez, Ander Guevara, Carles Aleñá, and Denis Suárez.

The situation of Facundo Garcés changes the scenario. The Argentine center-back, 27 years old, suffered the same injury during training and was diagnosed on September 8. The defender will undergo surgery, with initial estimates indicating an absence of six to eight months.

Garcés hadn't even been able to compete this season due to a one-year suspension imposed by FIFA, originally ending in November. Therefore, his injury comes before he could officially return to Alavés' matches.

Alavés faces the choice between a free agent or waiting until January

The market for free agents remains an option for Deportivo Alavés after the transfer window closed. The condition is that the arriving player was without a contract by September 1, significantly narrowing down the pool of candidates.

The need is concentrated in the center of defense. Following Garcés' injury, Alavés has Ville Koski and Nicolás Valentini as specific first-team center-backs, while other players can temporarily fill that position.

The sports management could also wait for the January market, although this option requires dealing with the current resources in the upcoming months. The decision will depend on the progress of the injuries and the opportunities that arise among free agents.

The next step for Deportivo Alavés will be to analyze the free agent market in the coming weeks and decide whether to find a suitable available center-back to fit into their squad. If no alternative arises before then, January will be the next opportunity to cover Garcés' absence and manage Mikel Rodríguez's injury.

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