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Huddersfield Town connected with an interest in signing Espanyol Pipa defender earlier today.
Spain Town reports like the 22-year-old who is expected to have fallen into the hierarchical order with the Barcelona-based La Liga team.
Pipa has been at Espanyol since 2008, having spent most of his life at the club.
But who is the Spanish under-21 international? Below is a profile of the flexible side that debuted in the absolute category with the first team of Espanyol last season.
Basic information
Gonzalo ‘vila Gordon’ is a right-back of 5’9″, born in Esparreguera, Spain.
Pipa is known as a right-back, but can play as a right midfielder and right winger, having also played as a left midfielder and left-back.
He signed for Espanyol at the age of 10, Pipa spent years in the club’s quarry between 2008 and 2017, adding a brief loan to Damm.
Your so far
Pipa made his debut for Espanyol’s B in February 2016 at age 18 in the 1-0 loss to Valencia.
The 2016–17 crusade saw Pipa become a regular in the club’s B team and he relegated team B from Espanyol, still a normal there before passing the first part of 2019 on loan at the moment level, Gimnastic.
During Pipa’s transfer, he basically played as a midfielder/extreme and made 18 appearances at the moment level of Spanish football, however, he may not save you from gimnastic from relegation.
Upon his return to Espanyol, Pipa was promoted to the club’s first team and made his debut in a Europa League qualifying victory over Lucerna in August 2019.
Pipa went on to make thirteen appearances in all competitions last season, adding 4 in Europe (adding qualifying rounds).
The 22-year-old has made seven La Liga appearances in the 2019/20 crusade and in his three appearances in the full rounds of the Europa League he has appeared in a knockout win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
At international level, Pipa has won 10 matches for the Spanish youth team and made his debut for the Spanish under-21 team last year in a friendly against Germany in October 2019.Day.
What would Pipa go up to Huddersfield Town?
Pipa’s versatility and the fact that Corberan can expand further are some of the reasons why Terriers may have been connected as possible suitors to Pipa.
Although several of his senior appearances have occurred as a right-back, he obviously has an eye for moving forward and causing in the future.
The ability to play in positions can make him a valuable asset, especially with Espanyol willing to play with him.
It also brings joy in La Liga, with Espanyol turning to him for high-level league games last season.