San Román and Figueredo, introduced as new Pepineros players

C.D. Leganés presented Miguel San Román and Sebastián Figueredo as new players for the team this Tuesday. The Alicante goalkeeper and the Uruguayan full-back expressed their happiness about the new chapter they are starting at Butarque.

The director of football, Andrés Pardo, began by welcoming both: "It has been a few weeks since we contacted Figueredo. He expressed his desire to play in Spain and for his country's national team. He has already achieved one of those goals. It has been a process of several weeks, but he wanted to come here. We traveled to see him in Uruguay, and his willingness has always been tremendous. With San Román, it’s similar; it feels like he has been here his whole life. He has already found his place in the locker room, and he will help us both on and off the field. We are very happy with him."

"We have a highly qualified sports management team to keep profiles under control. We analyzed, reviewed the profile, worked hand in hand with their agents, and had a video call with him because we consider the personal aspect very important. After getting to know him, we went to see him live and finalized the signing."

Figueredo: "Coming to Spain is a dream for any player, especially to a team like Leganés, which has had a big project for many years"

Sebastián Figueredo, a Uruguayan right-back from Wanderers, wanted to "thank Andrés and the club. I am very happy to be here, with great enthusiasm to respond to the people who trusted me. I promise to give everything on the field to live up to this important club. Coming to Spain is a dream for any player, especially to a team like Leganés, which has had a big project for many years. From the very beginning, I wanted to come, and luckily, it came true. I am very grateful and eager."

The Uruguayan assured that he is "getting to know the facilities, the people, who have treated me very well, and my teammates. They are very good people, which makes adaptation easy, and I am enjoying it. I haven’t been able to talk to other Uruguayans playing in Spain, but they are great role models. We are few, but we make ourselves known. I will try to emulate them and leave my mark. This is my first experience in Europe. I think it will be a great growth opportunity for me. I am young and eager to learn, knowing I have a lot of room for improvement."

"I am a full-back who can contribute range and aggressiveness; I like to reach the opponent's area without neglecting my defensive duties"

Regarding the professional change, the new '22' of the team commented that "everything is quite different. The facilities are top-notch, and that was what surprised me the most. I am trying to adapt; these weeks will help with that, and I am very eager. I come from a season with many minutes, which helped me find my best level. I arrive in good shape, and these days are helping me settle in. I am very eager to get into the rhythm, which is a bit higher."

"I am in Europe, in one of the best leagues in the world. By doing things well, I hope to have the opportunity to join the national team. But first, I need to settle in and give the team what it asks of me. I am a full-back who can contribute range and aggressiveness; I like to reach the opponent's area without neglecting my defensive duties because we are primarily defenders."

San Román: "This is a very important opportunity, and I will give my all to achieve my goals this season"

For his part, Miguel San Román began by "thanking the club and Andrés for the trust they have placed in me. For me, this is a very important opportunity, and I will give my all to achieve my goals this season. My first days have been very good, and I am eager to repay that trust with good performances and positive results for the club."

The goalkeeper is "very grateful for all the comments from the fans. Everyone likes to play as much as possible, but I was raised with values of respect and the understanding that football is a team sport, and you have to do your best whether you are playing or not. This coaching staff values group strength a lot, and I am here to contribute, to add that to the team, and with the utmost ambition to play as much as possible."

For the Benidorm native, "there are many motivations. Leganés has the ambition to regain the category, knowing the difficulty. They have been doing things well, and in these first days, I have confirmed the feelings I had from the outside. I grew up in Madrid, so the adaptation will be very quick. I have chances to play, and I am trying to grasp the ideas as quickly as possible. I have two great teammates, and I will fight to make things difficult for the coach from the start."

"From the outside, you can see a club that is doing things well and has been in the elite of professional football for eleven years"

The new '13' of the team believes that "setting the goal of promotion is complicated. As a recently relegated team, it can be, but there could be fifteen teams with that goal. Knowing how difficult it is, we will try; it is one of the incentives. The category demands consistency, but it is very long. One sets personal goals, but the group goals come first."

Regarding his profile, he stated that "it is always difficult to describe oneself. I like to communicate with my teammates, understand what the coach wants, and carry it out. I like to be an active goalkeeper. Over the years, I think I have added the skill of playing with my feet, and that can also help us."

As for the club, he said that "from the outside, you can see a club that is doing things well, that has been in the elite of professional football for ten years, and that has a culture of effort and preparation. I try to absorb everything, and I hope more and more people come to Butarque to support us."

Andrés Pardo: "There are still some adjustments to be made to the squad, more than a month of the market left, and we are attentive to all situations"

Finally, when asked about other market situations, Andrés Pardo commented that "we need to analyze, see which positions need strengthening, and use the resources. There are still some adjustments to be made to the squad, more than a month of the market left, and we are attentive to all situations, knowing what we need to strengthen the team. We have been following Pauwels for some time and understood that he was the player we needed to bring in. If we need to make any investments from now until the end of the market, we will study it."

Pardo acknowledged that they need to "strengthen the midfield. Situations arise, but we are clear that we need to sign one or two players there to complete the squad," he concluded.