Girona CEO Carcel: Decision to sell Dovbyk and Aleix was the right move

Carcel explained, "The market has been quite active and I did believe at certain points that he might stay. However, when other clubs come in and trigger the release clause, it becomes challenging to prevent the transfer. Ultimately, I felt it was necessary to sell in order to demonstrate that we are a club willing to sell players. This sale was a strategic move to enhance our budget at a favorable time."

"After what Dovbyk did last year, finding a replacement was complicated. We were looking for players with a profile to help the team. The figure of Abel Ruiz was clear, whether Dovbyk would have stayed or not. Then Miovski arrived, who has had two very good years in terms of number of goals.

"Dovbyk also came from a better League and adapted very well. We will need energy and we wanted young players, but with a bit of experience and Abel and Miovski suited us.”

He continued: “We knew there would be sales. We don’t know which pieces they would be, but we do know there would be. We knew that Savinho would not stay. This situation was too stressful because of his importance, but the other thing was that the market would set the tone.

"We couldn’t waste the opportunity to sell because it will make the club have better financial health. We have invested in young talent and other important players are coming. We are trying to create assets and take advantage of this moment to invest and have the best team possible.”