Official: Cheddira, the seventh Spanish signing

It is now official, Espanyol has a new striker to alleviate the worrying lack of goals. The parakeet club was made official this Tuesday Walid Cheddira (Loreto (Italy), 01-22-1998) He is a new Spanish player, he seventh signing for Manolo González. The striker arrived on loan from Naples until the end of the season, in principle, without the option to buy.

Cheddira passed the routine check-up this morning medical at the Corachán Clinic and once successfully completed, he signed the documentation for his new loan contract, which later made his association with the Catalan club official. The forward became the seventh reinforcement to raise the competitive level of the squad in the First Division after the arrival of Álvaro Tejera, Carlos Romero, Alex Král, Irvin Cardona, Alejo Veliz and Kumbulla.

Cheddira has extensive experience in Italian football. The player started his career at CS Loreto AD. In 2019 he signed with Parma, although during his time in the Emilia-Romagna region he was loaned to different teams: SS Arezzo, Lecco, Mantova and Bari, who ended up signing him. In 2023 he was transferred to DDC Napoli.

Cheddira, Moroccan attacker With Italian nationality, he signed for Naples in 2023 and was later loaned to Frosinone. Although he did not start the season regularly, his performance has improved significantly since March, bringing out his best version and scoring goals. On 14 April 2024, he scored his first double in Serie A, scoring both goals against Napoli.

Cheddira arrives on loan until next June, like five of Spain’s previous six reinforcements this summer (all on loan except Knitterwhich comes with the letter of independence), the common denominator of all incorporations bound by sports management, conditioned by the war economy and zero investment in property.