LaLiga returns with headline comebacks, from Aubameyang to Canales | OneFootball

LaLiga returns with high-profile comebacks and marquee signings, with José Mourinho back at Real Madrid and names like Aubameyang and Canales to the fore.

According to El Periódico Mediterráneo, Alavés host Getafe at 19:30 on Saturday to start the new season, with the transfer window still open and squads being finalised.

Mourinho resumes his Madrid mission to counter Barcelona, now coached by Flick, echoing his 2010 remit against Guardiola. He delivered the 100-point title and endured setbacks such as the 5-0 at Camp Nou, and he did not land the Décima. After quieter recent years outside the elite, Florentino Pérez has handed him the reins to revive a side without silverware for two years.

In Bilbao, Ernesto Valverde departs Athletic after a poor year in which the demands of top-tier European competition may have taken a toll. His successor is Edin Terzic, the German who led Borussia Dortmund to the 2024 Champions League final, lost to Madrid.

Deportivo de A Coruña shocked many by signing Aubameyang. The 37-year-old Gabonese returns to LaLiga after half a season at Barça, where he scored 11 goals in 17 games.

Sergio Canales is also coming home, rejoining Racing Santander after their promotion to Primera following 14 years away. He does so 16 years after leaving for Madrid. Real Madrid will also welcome back Yan Diomande, who played 11 times for Leganés before breaking through at Leipzig.

Real Madrid’s headline recruits include Cucurella, a world champion with Spain whose Barça past adds extra spice, and Bernardo Silva, long courted by Barça but now with Mourinho. Barcelona’s additions Gordon and Adeyemi bring intrigue for Flick, and further arrivals could still follow.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo

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