Luis García had been crying out for reinforcements for a long time to face the season in Segunda with guarantees, even more so after the draw against Albacete on the first day, and the wish of the Espanyol coach has begun to come true this Tuesday with the hiring of Pere Milla, the club's first signing this summer after several weight gains.
"I am very excited, wanting to start and strong. I had other First Division options, but I wanted to come here. We are in the division we are in, but the club is from another category. I want to enjoy, grow with the club. For me it is the best day of my life", said Milla, already like a parakeet, who will be presented this Wednesday starting at 12:30 p.m. at the Juan Segura Palomares Auditorium in Cornellà's Stage Front Stadium.
Elche has accepted the offer of 2.5 million from the parrot entity to sell the 30-year-old striker, who had been playing for the Elche team since 2019. Milla, who signs with the parrots for four seasons, usually plays as a winger , a position that Luis García had expressly asked to prop up.
"Despite having proposals from other teams, the footballer has preferred Espanyol to start a new professional stage," announced the blue and white club owned by Chen Yansheng to announce the arrival of the veteran Catalan striker, trained in the categories of Lleida, his city of birth.
Milla is a Spanish football globetrotter. After making his debut in the Lleida first team, he began his journey through different clubs in Getafe's second team. After defending the shirts of Logroñés, UCAM Murcia and Numancia, he made his debut in the First Division with Eibar, but it was at Elche where he has stood out the most in his career.
With the Alicante team he has played three seasons in the First Division and in total he has participated in 144 games in which he has scored 29 goals and has provided 8 assists. This past season, in which he started 22 games and scored seven goals, he could not avoid the team's relegation to Segunda, bottom of the Santander League in the 2022-23 season.
