Carlos Rodríguez Prendes is the latest addition to the 2011–2012 red-and-white project, as announced yesterday by Alser president Juanjo Bataller during the end-of-season Gala, held yesterday with more than 200 people from all areas of the club in attendance.
Carlos Prendes joins from CAI BM Aragón and is one of the highest-quality Spanish pivots. He has, after all, been a full international and, among other achievements, has an Asobal League title to his name, won while playing for Ademar León.
A complete player, he is comfortable on both sides of the court, with a strong presence at the heart of the defence and a very notable contribution to the attacking game.
With this signing, Alser concludes its recruitment, not through the club’s choice but due to financial necessity. In keeping with the seriousness and financial fulfilment of its commitments, the €130,000 budget reduction prevents the red-and-white club from going beyond 13 Asobal players, compared with the 16 who finished last season.
Only if new financial support is secured would Alser consider signing players for some positions that remain unfilled, such as the two wings, where only Tarrasó and Sifre are currently available, or a defensive specialist to cover the departure of Ivan Lapcevic, who did not accept the renewal offer made by the red-and-whites.
In any case, the club remains hopeful that a project as serious and rigorous as the one proposed by the red-and-white board will be sufficient incentive for more companies with a strong presence in the city to join the red-and-white project.
Sportingly, the signings of Moya, Sorrentino, Stefanovic, Chelu Cid and Carlos Prendes provide the squad with great defensive and attacking balance and quality, the only drawback being the small 13-man squad, which will give the young academy prospects a major role in the event of injury.
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