CASTRO: "WE ARE AN ENTITY THAT WANTS TO GROW, AND WE'RE DOING IT"

08/09/2020

"With 16 days to go before the Super Cup, we must talk about that. Besides, we are at the most important moment of the season, the planning of the squad"

José Castro spoke at the unveiling of Óscar Rodríguez as a Sevillista, and was asked about the UEFA Super Cup and the ticket news, with members able to apply for tickets: "It's the first match in which there will be fans, and from now on there's a policy that that country has in agreement with UEFA. It's necessary to have a negative PCR test. That's the policy there is, and it's necessary to comply with it. We hope and we wish that it is the first step towards LaLiga also being able to have fans. The President said that from January he hopes that stadiums can be full again and we hope to keep moving forward little by little. Time and the pandemic will show the way". Regarding the trip, Castro announced that there would news very soon: "We have a management committee this afternoon where we will look at options to make it as easy as possible for fans to travel to this final".

About the possibility of building a new stadium, he defended the idea of increasing the capacity of the Sánchez-Pizjuán: "We are an entity that wants to grow, and we're doing it. We want to extend our stadium and the ideal moment will arrive. Regarding a new stadium, I haven't planned it but I know more or less what it entails and I don't know if a new stadium in the same place could be done. It's a mammoth investment and it would influence the investment in players. We want to extend it and we will do it at the most appropriate moment".

"We want to extend the stadium and we will do it at the most appropriate moment"

He also spoke about the shareholder issue, but wished to place more emphasis on sporting matters: "I'm the Chairman of the entity and with 16 days to go before the Super Cup, we must talk about that. Besides, we are at the most important moment of the season, the planning of the squad. It is a season that we intend to make exciting, showing that we have been the best at handling the problem of the pandemic. The important thing is that. What we want is for a left back to join. I would like to say to the adviser that there is a forum, which is the Board of Directors, where he must say things. Nothing more".

He finished by speaking about the economic side of things: "I'll reiterate to the Sevillistas that what interests us now is the Super Cup, this team that is a reference in Spain and Europe, fourth in LaLiga and Europa League winners... Does anything think we have an economic problem? No one believes that. In the winter transfer window we were one of those who invested the most, we are now too and there is no need to confuse things. The investment will bring us objectives and profitability".