Renewals for Bruixola, Berrios and Chueca complete the Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto squad

David Bruixola will ultimately continue guarding the red-and-white Valencian goal. Having reached a renewal agreement with the Valencian club and resolved the issues arising from the signing of the new Asobal collective agreement with the Players' Association, the veteran goalkeeper from Tavernes Blanques will remain for another season.

David Bruixola will complete his tenth season at Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, where he arrived in the Primera Nacional intending to retire and became a vital part of the meteoric promotion to Asobal and the club's six consecutive top-flight survivals.

«As long as my body holds out» David stated when asked about his continuation. He is approaching it without setting himself targets but with great optimism: «it is still too early to set targets, but if we start as we finished last season, we can give the supporters something to celebrate. For a few years we have only fought against relegation, and that can usually tire people out and stop them going to the pavilion, but that does not happen with our supporters. It is a joy that they are with the team in good times and bad. Asobal needs more stands like ours, with so much encouragement and support, and that is why they deserved the award for Spain's best supporters».

Bruixola is pleased that many of his team-mates are staying: «this has been one of the summers in which the squad has changed least, so adaptation will be easier and the start should be better». As well as praising the signings, the only one he does not know is Jaka Spiljak, but «if he comes recommended by Nikola Milos, I have no doubt about his quality». Milos receives nothing but words of thanks from him, and he acknowledges the change he brought about in a disheartened red-and-white squad. «he brought the firm hand we needed. We had become complacent and he pushed us to 200 per cent». He also appreciates the defensive improvement that benefits him so much, «We have not been characterised as a strong defensive team, but he likes to build from the defence».

Another distinguished veteran who will remain for another season at the Valencian club is left winger Sergio Berrios, who continues to recover and shorten the timetable following the cruciate ligament injury that put him on the sidelines halfway through last season. Sergio says that «For me, it is an honour to continue belonging to this club, which over the last four years has given me so much: the club itself, the supporters and my team-mates. Regarding his challenges for next season, he comments that  «I am approaching this penultimate season (I will never say the last, although the end of my sporting career is approaching) as a major challenge, grateful to the club for continuing to trust me after my knee injury, which will keep me off the court until October. I hope it will be an exciting season, improving on the sporting challenges of previous seasons.»

 The young Valencian goalkeeper Juan Carlos Chueca has also earned the coach's trust. Milos is very satisfied with Chueca's ability to learn and his willingness to work, alongside fellow Valencians Bruixola and Ibrahim.

On the coaching staff, Tiri Aguiar is also replaced for work-related reasons as Nikola Milos's assistant. The Valencian Juanma Lozano, who managed the reserve team last season, is responsible for replacing the Canarian.

With these renewals, Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto consider their squad complete for the 2016–2017 Liga Asobal.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.