Dukic and Sladic complete Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto renewals

Left-back Sasa Dukic and right-back Ilija Sladic complete Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto’s renewals for their 2015–2016 project.

 Thirty-nine-year-old veteran Sasa Dukic will begin his fourth season with the Valencian team, his third consecutive season after his European spell, having been part of the red-and-white squad that debuted in Asobal.

 For his part, Ilija Sladic joined Fertiberia from Villa de Aranda last season and will once again be part of Pachi Martí’s plans after a first season in which he shone in spells at left-back for Fertiberia.

 The Valencians’ vice-president for communications, Carlos Argente, told us that “ Sasa and Ilija have earned their renewals. They are two players committed to our project. They may have better or worse days, but for us it is a luxury to have players like them, who are experienced in the league and contribute greatly off the court as well.”

 With these two renewals, Fertiberia has completed the squad-renewal process, during which four departures have taken place: Aidenas Malansinkas, Nacho Plaza, Víctor Alvarez and Juan Sebastiá. In this regard, Argente said “We offered renewals to all of them. Pachi wanted to preserve the team structure, but Aidenas Malansiskas and Nacho Plaza are two Champions League-level players, and we have to be realistic and accept that, with our budget, it is impossible to retain them. Víctor’s case is different: he did not accept the offer and prefers to return to his homeland. As for Juan Sebastiá, all we can do is offer our immense thanks because, despite his work commitments and his extensive experience, he willingly accepted a secondary but essential role following Samuel Ibañez’s departure. We thank all four of them for helping us remain in Asobal for another year.”

 In short, Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto has confirmed the renewals of eleven players: Bruixola, Nebot, Tarrasó, Rubén Ruiz, Ángel Fernández, Toni Alegre, Sergio Berrios, Bernatonis, Pocholo, Sladic and Dukic.

 Regarding new signings, the red-and-white director said, “Next week we hope to announce the first signings. Our idea is to bring in four players to cover the four departures, as well as having players from our academy join the daily training sessions and even play the minutes Pachi Martí considers appropriate. With regard to the signings, we hope to get the replacements right and that they will add their strengths to those of most of the squad members remaining at the club.”

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