Blasters and Mumbai are eyeing the star
Kerala Blasters FC is searching for a replacement for Spanish player Alvaro Vasquez, who was the spearhead of the forward line in the 2021-2022 ISL (Indian Super League) football season. 31-year-old Alvaro Vasquez left Kerala Blasters and joined FC Goa.
There were reports that Kerala Blasters FC will acquire Portugal center striker Rafael Guimirez Lopez during the search for a replacement for Alvaro Vasquez. But the latest report is that Rafael Guimirez Lopez will not make it to Kerala Blasters FC. Because the Portuguese player was acquired by the Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC. Rafael Guimirez Lopez has signed a two-year contract. Apart from Kerala Blasters FC, there were also reports that Mumbai City FC also targeted this player.
The player that the club is eyeing as a replacement for Vasquez
Rafael Lopez joined AEK Larnaca FC from Polish super club Legia Warsaw. Rafael López, 30, had five goals and two assists in 27 appearances during the 2021-2022 season. In the 2021-2022 season, Alvaro Vasquez scored eight goals and assisted two goals in 23 matches. Rafael Lopez was considered to be the most suitable replacement for Alvaro Vazquez.
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Actor’s performance
Rafael Lopez was a member of the Portugal team that finished runners-up in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Played in UEFA Champions League qualifying round and Europa League group stage. Rafael López scored two goals in six matches as Legia Warsaw played in the Champions League qualifiers for the 2021-2022 season. However, Legia Warsaw did not qualify for the Champions League. Instead it was UEFA Europa League qualification.
Legia Warsaw was with Napoli, Leicester City and Spartak Moscow in the Europa League group stage. Rafael Lopez will come to Poland through the Krakow club in the 2019-2020 season. In the first season, Lopez managed to win the Polish Cup, the second best title in Poland. Moved to Legia Warsaw in 2020. For the 2022 – 2023 season, Legia tied with Warsaw in Ekstraklasa, Poland’s number one league.
Lopez’s new club
AEK Larnaca FC is the team that finished second in the 2021 – 2022 Cyprus First Division League. Larnaca FC finished second with 54 points from 32 matches with 14 wins, 12 draws and 6 losses. The club has also qualified for the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. AEK Larnaca FC are yet to win the Cypriot Championship, the first division league in Cyprus. The club’s best performance was finishing second on five occasions. He has won the Cypriot Cup twice and the Super Cup once. The club came into existence in 1994.