Nolito joined Celta Vigo on Thursday after the club used Spain’s emergency signing rule to replace an injured goalkeeper with a striker. Second-choice keeper Alvarez, who has featured twice in La Liga this term, suffered knee ligament damage in May and is not expected to play again in 2019-20. Nolito left Celta for Manchester City, with Barcelona also interested at the time, before moving back to Spain to sign for Sevilla in 2017. Celta Vigo have signed Nolito from Sevilla after being granted special dispensation by Spanish football authorities to make an emergency purchase following an injury to goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez. That move proved contentious as it was not a ‘like-for-like’ replacement and allowed the club to strengthen an area of their squad in the midst of a season when rivals were not allowed to do so. Rubén Blanco estará de baixa entre 4 e 5 meses por unha lesión no tendón directo do recto femoral dereito. Nolito. Moitísimo ánimo, Rubén! LaLiga has added another curious transfer story to its history books.As Celta de Vigo officially announced on Thursday, Nolito will join the club from Sevilla with immediate effect. Barcelona forward Martin Braithwaite discusses his controversial move from previous club, Leganes. CELTA VIGO have invoked LaLiga's emergency transfer rule to sign ex-Manchester City winger Nolito - after their goalkeeper got injured. Celta Vigo have signed Nolito from Sevilla after being granted special dispensation by Spanish football authorities to make an emergency purchase following an injury to goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez. Celta de Vigo sign Nolito on emergency transfer - Injured back-up keeper makes deal possible . He has already passed a medical in Vigo and will now start training with Oscar Garcia's side ahead of their game against Deportivo Alaves at Balaidos this weekend. Nolito praised Messi. Last month, Celta Vigo controversially signed forward Nolito as an ‘emergency signing’ to replace injured back-up goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez. (1:16)A club statement said Nolito would join the squad immediately, subject to passing a medical and finalising his contract with Celta, who are 17th in La Liga and hovering two points above the relegation zone with nine matches left.Nolito, 33, spent the best three years of his career at Celta, scoring 39 league goals between 2013 and 2016, leading to him earning a Celta were able to sign Nolito after goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez sustained a knee injury in May and was ruled out for five months, the minimum time the Spanish federation's rules permit for a club to sign a replacement.The rules only allow clubs to sign a replacement player that already plays in Spain and after registering them in the squad are not allowed to play the injured player for the remainder of the season if they recover ahead of schedule.Braithwaite: Leganes understood I had to take Barcelona move (1:16) The 33-year-old forward could already feature in the next match. Celta are still not clear of the relegation battle – they are four points above Real Mallorca in 18Ivan Villar is now likely to be goalkeeper for the remainder of the season, having replaced Blanco for the final nine minutes of the midweek game against Atletico Madrid – his first outing of the campaign and just his second appearance for the club. "We will try and make Barcelona suffer, although they have great players like Messi and they can score from any of your slip ups.
Football Espana brings you up-to-the-minute news and views from the Spanish Primera Liga, brought to you by our enthusiastic and talented team. Celta were able to sign Nolito after goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez sustained a knee injury in May and was ruled out for five months, the minimum time the Spanish federation's rules permit for a … That move proved contentious as it was not a ‘like-for-like’ replacement and allowed the club to strengthen an area of their squad in the midst of a season when rivals were not allowed to do so.However, that move now appears to have slightly backfired as the club’s first choice goalkeeper Ruben Blanco has now also been ruled out of action for between four and five months. Malas noticias no parte médico celeste. On 18 June 2020, Nolito rejoined Celta on a reported one-year deal. "God touched Messi with the magic wand three or four times to make him the best in the world without the need to go to the gym or anything, it's something that he's got inside," said the winger. His Sevilla contract was set to expire at the end of the month, and the former were granted an emergency exception to acquire him outside of the transfer window because of a long-term injury to goalkeeper Sergio Álvarez. Second-choice keeper Alvarez, who has featured twice in LaLiga this term, suffered knee ligament damage in May and is not expected to play again in 2019-20.