Konrad de la Fuente (Miami, 2001) He is far from becoming the player he aimed to be several campaigns ago. One of the emerging figures of La Masia, who made his debut with the culé first team neither more nor less than on a European night. After enjoying 7 minutes in the group stage of the Champions League against Dinamo kyiv, a week later he enjoyed another opportunity against Ferencváros. However, his participation with Ronald Koeman did not go any further, except for a cup appearance at Cornellá’s home. The lack of prominence in the first team led the American international to seek new challenges on the old continent. He initially opted for France. Endorsed by the Asturian president Pablo Longoria, he signed for Olympique de Marseille until 2025 in exchange for €5M.
In the Marseille team the talented attacker also did not find a way to settle. 23 games (12 of them as a starter) in which he produced 3 assists and a single goal. Continuous injuries prevented Konrad from being part of the group dynamic. A whole ordeal that spread throughout Greece. With hardly any filming, the American He joined Olympiacos on loan to continue his training. Although The physical problems suffered in Piraeus once again stopped a progression marked by nursing.. Only 197 minutes spread over two league games and three cup games. A very poor background that led him to make the decision to land in Ipurua, with the purpose of enjoying football again. However, the story continued along the same lines.
The lack of participation in the previous year and his first injury suffered in a preseason friendly condemned him to ostracism. Furthermore, the player who also has Dominican nationality was camouflaged by the good work of the Stoichkovs, Mario Soriano, Aketxe and company. So he accepted the role of revulsive. It was from the bench that Konrad showed the reason for his signing. Dynamism, verticality and dribbling to the side. 4 goals and one assist in the 24 games played. Although he was a starter in only two of them. Mostly, because of some physical setbacks that prevented him from standing out. This same season, the one who was already ’27’ for Barça, has missed 38% of the games due to some muscle problem. Now, he will return to Marseille, even knowing that his future is far from the Vélodrome. A new destiny awaits him where, for the third consecutive attempt, he will try to have fun with football again, hoping to suffer the fewest possible repercussions.
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