“The arrival of Manquillo fulfills RC Celta’s objective of strengthen the XI with a side that will provide experience, speed and great technical conditions“, they point out from the celestial club itself in a note.
Manquillo played his last six and a half seasons for the British team Newcastle, in which Last season he began to lose prominence, with only six games played, two as a starter. Previously, he averaged 20 games. In the first part of this sporting year he has not enjoyed any minutes. It was under the discipline of the Newcastle upon Tyne club where he precisely coincided with Rafa Benítez (from 2017 to 2019).
The defender began his professional career at Atlético de Madrid, reaching the first team in the 2012/2013 season, where he “contributed to winning the Copa del Rey,” the statement added. It was in 2015/2016 when he enjoyed greater participation on the field, with 43 appearances for Olympique de Marseille. In addition to the French and Magpies jerseys, he wore Liverpool’s (14/15) and Sunderland’s (16/17) and was an under-21 international and under-19 European champion with the Spanish team.