Montpellier confirm Pol Valera for one season on loan from FC Porto | OneFootball

Spanish centre back Pol Valera has been officially announced as a new Montpellier signing for one season, on loan from FC Porto.

The 27-year-old international won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Championship. He began his career at Granollers before moving to Barcelona, but he was unable to establish himself at the Porto club, where he spent one season.

Valera, who stands 1.87 m tall and weighs 73 kg, arrives at Montpellier to cover for the absence of newly signed Portuguese-French player Hugo Pimenta, formerly of Chambéry, 23, who suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and will be out for several months.

Winners of the French Cup, Montpellier will return to the Champions League, now expanded to 24 teams, after a two-season absence. In the French league, they finished in third place, behind champions PSG and Nantes.

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