This was wrote in November but he seems decent and highly rated. It also states that he can play as a striker or just behind the striker which is exactly what we need.The Celta Vigo striker has bagged five goals this season in 11 appearances, a decent return for a club who are currently languishing in 17th place in the Primera Division table, and has already been dubbed as a Celta legend by the club’s fans.
The young man announced himself on the Celta scene with a priceless brace against Alaves in their Segunda Liga clash which eventually helped the former stay in Spain’s second division. Since then, Aspas and Celta have gone from strength to strength, after having avoided relegation; they set their sights on promotion to the Primera Division, which they achieved last season.
During that season, Aspas notched up 23 goals in 34 league appearances, second only to Leonardo Ulloa of Almeria, and setting himself up for some close scrutiny in his first full season in Spain’s top division.
So far, the 25-year-old has shown himself to be more than up for the challenge, starting all 11 of the club’s games so far, the most recent of which coming against Ray Vallecano, where he scored twice in a game the Celestes should have one, surrendering a two goal advantage to lose 3-2. However, the one bright point for the Galician side was Aspas, who took his two goals with a poacher’s instinct.
What we saw with those goals was a striker who could turn into a 20 goal a season player, and if he keeps up his current rate of scoring this season he will indeed become a high scorer for the club.
A very dynamic forward, capable of playing either as the central striker or behind another front man, Aspas’ two goals against Rayo displayed a predator’s instinct of where the net is. He is also a strong header of the ball, with that first ever goal against Alaves coming courtesy of some very clever running off the ball before wrong footing the keeper to head past him. The game winning goal in the same game came from a ball parried by the keeper to put it on a plate for Aspas to tap home. Some may say luck played a huge part, but Aspas created his own luck by drifting away from his marker and getting to the ball before a second defender to send the home crowd into raptures.
As the main front man, Aspas enjoys playing on the shoulder of the last defender, and if any Celta striker is going to be in the right place at the right time, it’s going to be him. He is a real poacher similar in style to Manchester United’s Javier Hernandez, with the raw ability to find the back of the net; he is deadly in and around the penalty area, especially when he has the ball on his lethal left foot.
The question now is whether he will stay on with the struggling Celta side.
Gone are the days when the likes of Claude Makelele and Michel Salgado donned the light blue of the Celestes, and the club no longer look forward to a top six finish as they did regularly a decade ago. In more recent seasons owing to financial problems the club has had to rely more and more on bargain buys and products of the youth academy. Aspas graduated from the club’s academy and has been part of the setup at Balaidos since the age of eight.
So from this point of view, it is easy to think he may remain at the club that nurtured him as a youngster indefinitely, and this is further backed up by the contract extension he signed in the summer which ties him down until 2017.
However, in these days where player power is more influential than ever, Aspas may well be tempted to ply his trade somewhere else if he feels it is the right time to leave. That said, he seems quite intent on staying with the club he’s been with since he was a boy, and if he was to move it would probably have to be to a much bigger club, maybe not a Real Madrid or a Barcelona, but perhaps a Sevilla or a Valencia.
Celta have been known to sell their major talents to big clubs in recent years but they may well be able to hang onto Aspas as his loyalty to the club may prove to be the deciding factor in any potential move.
The prospects of the club may also be a factor in his decision to stay or move, and if the club are relegated they may find it hard to resist a big money bid from a bigger club. However, they may be able to keep hold of him if he decides to remain loyal and reject offers from bigger clubs, much like club record goalscorer Hermidita did, who turned down offers from both Barcelona and Real Madrid back in the 1940s. Aspas certainly has the skill set to surpass Hermidita’s record of 107 goals, now it’s all down to him to decide whether he follows in the great man’s shoes.
Here's some of his goals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LbREMVEYsI
