2023-07-07 20:35:03
Official. Daley Blind is already a player of Girona at 100% The Dutch defender, 33 years old, has been announced this evening as a new signing white-and-red immediately that happened today the Medical check in Barcelona and has had the papers ready to sign a contract for two courses, until 2025, with the Montilivi club. Now it just needs to be presented. In this way, Blind becomes the first new face of the squad for the 2023/24 season and is already in full readiness for Míchel Sánchez to start pre-season next Monday. The international, who will live his first experience in LaLiga after finishing contract with the Bayern Munich and arriving as a free agent, it is the second signing that closes Quique Cárcel and adds the continuity of goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga in ownership.
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The addition of Blind does not leave anyone indifferent. This is a renowned signing with a lot of proven experience. Born in Amsterdam on March 9, 1990, Blind was introduced to football at an early age thanks to his father, Danny Blind, who has been a benchmark in his career as he was also a former Ajax player and had been part of the Netherlands national team as the defender would later do. Daley joined theAjax in youth age and went on to burn stages at the club of his life until he made his debut in the first team on December 7, 2008, at the age of 18, in a match against Volendam. The Dutchman has played eleven seasons in different stages at Ajax, where he has won the Dutch Eredivisie title seven times. In addition, his debut as a international with the Dutch national team it was on February 6, 2013 against Italy. While the following year, in 2014, he was part of the list of 23 players chosen by Louis Van Gaal to play in the World Cup in Brazil.
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Apart from defending his hometown club’s shield, Daley had a taste of the Premier League, where he competed for four seasons with Manchester United and won the Europa League in 2017 in the final against the club of his childhood Last year he started it at Ajax, but at the beginning of 2023 he opted to start a short period in the German Bundesliga by signing a contract until the end of the season with the Bayern Munich. The Dutch defender won the league title with the Bavarians with whom he played a total of four games under Julian Nagelsmann – with Thomas Tuchel subsequently denied the chance.
Blind mainly plays as a left back, where he will compete with Miguel Gutierrez for a place on the wing, but he can also act in the center of the defense as he is perfectly suited to play the central role. At the same time, he fits in as a defensive midfielder.
The Dutchman has great abilities to overwhelm opponents, so he feels more comfortable on the left side. He can hold onto the ball for a long time, giving confidence to his teammates and allowing them to run for clearances. At the same time, he is a versatile player who makes good passes and is an expert in long crosses.
Yangel Herrera will also return to Girona
Blind has been in Girona for days and has known La Vinya’s facilities first hand since the beginning of June. From now on, he will be able to act normally and help Girona’s elite project continue to grow. His signing will cover the loss of Javi Hernández, Cadiz’s new player.
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