Universitario debuted Carlos Mannucci for the 2024 first division and one of the big absentees was the striker Alex Valera. The Peruvian team could not play at the Mansiche Stadium because they are suspended for four dates in the 2023 season for insulting a referee. Although the 27-year-old footballer had an offer from Japan, he stayed after the “U”. ' will improve its offer. However, it recently became known that the attacker still has offers to go abroad.
The sports director of University student Manuel Barreto, In an interview he said that Alex Valera was being pursued and wanted by teams from abroad. Although he did not reveal the names or countries from which the offers came, he called for the Peruvian national team striker to be more valued.
“Alex is a striker for whom we still have offers. Recently a team asked around again. We talk about having a striker at a very high level, I think we don't value him as much as we should,” said Manuel Barreto in the YouTube program “Trenche Cream Podcast”.
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“For me, Alex Valera, if he is not the best, is one of the most influential strikers in the Peruvian tournament. I also talk about his goals in the international tournament,” he added.
Alex Valera's numbers in 2023
Although the “U” had some ups and downs during the season, Alex Valera was one of its strengths.The striker played 30 games and finished the season with 15 goalsand he was one of the championship's top scorers alongside Hernán Barcos of Alianza Lima and Santiago Giordana of Deportivo Garcilaso.
When is the next Universitario game?
After the game against Carlos Mannucci in Mansiche, now university will receive Atlético Grey in the Monumental Stadium. This match for date 2 of the 2024 Apertura tournament will be played on Saturday, February 3, from 8:00 p.m.