Real Zaragoza refused to sign Gaizka Campos

Real Zaragoza have finally given up on signing goalkeeper Gaizka Campos, where they announced a deal to be signed this Thursday, after learning that the player published a tweet in 2013 in which he said he was “disgusted” in Saragossa.

The goalkeeper made the publication on May 19, 2013 at 8:40 pm where he was satisfied with a goal against the team against Athletic Bilbao.

“My disgust for Zaragoza and how this gooool raised them for me”, Gaizka Campos said after Ibai Gómez’s goal in extra time of the match to face the maño team with Athletic in La Romareda and that led in the victory of the Basque team 1-2 on matchday 36 of the League.

After learning of this publication, just an hour after the agreement was announced, the Maño club issued a statement to let them know that they were taking a period of reflection that ended with the goalkeeper’s signing surrender.

“After deep reflection this afternoon, Real Zaragoza made the difficult decision not to sign Gaizka Campos. This decision has not been easy, but one of the main pillars of this institution is respect for our history and to our fans. We have a responsibility to be true to that saying “, the Zaragoza team featured.

In the statement, the club explained that it understands that publishing the goalkeeper on social networks in 2013 was a youth mistake that does not reflect the personality and professional who he is, but he also understands that the pressure that an event like this is with it. would make his development as a footballer within the club very difficult.

“Despite this unfortunate situation, from Real Zaragoza we want to wish Gaizka the best in his future professional challenges”, concludes the ‘blanquillo’ club.