José Luis Morales is a new player for Real Oviedo. The 39-year-old forward, signed until the end of the season after leaving Levante, will join the group for training on Tuesday at El Requexón and has already called for unity ahead of the match against Eibar.
Morales expressed his happiness at the move and his welcome from the squad. "I am very happy to be here with you, I'll see you on Monday and together we are stronger," said the attacker. His arrival is the club's seventeenth signing of this transfer window, as they look to react after a heavy 4-1 defeat to Eldense last Wednesday.
The blue-and-whites currently sit 10th in the Segunda División with 11 points, ten behind leaders Eibar, their next opponent. Morales brings promotion experience from his time at Levante in the 2024/25 season, where he scored 11 goals and provided 4 assists in 42 matches under Julián Calero, now Oviedo's manager. "On Monday we have a very important match and we all have to be together," stressed the player, who also knows Dani from their time together at Levante's reserve team.
The squad prepares for the match with several defensive absences. Chris Ramos is out with a cruciate ligament injury, Carlos Fernández is recovering from arthroscopy, and Alexandru Isfan has a minor muscle issue. Despite this, the focus is on the Monday, October 12th match at the Carlos Tartiere, where Morales had his first look at the stadium. The forward, whose playing time diminished in the top flight under Luis Castro, will look to bring his experience to a squad that has recorded two wins, a draw, and two losses in its last five outings. The full season schedule is on our fixtures page.
Real Oviedo will train this Tuesday at El Requexón with their sights set on the league leaders. The club trusts that the arrival of the experienced striker, a significant signing at the close of the transfer window, will bring goals and leadership to a project that aspires to break into the promotion places in the second half of the season. Morales, for his part, arrives motivated to prove he still has a lot to offer in professional football.
The original report is at elcomercio.es
