More than a thousand Leeds United fans will be at Elche on Thursday

they are waiting More than a thousand English fans in the stands. As announced by him sports director, former franciverde Víctor Ortaduring Presentation of the trophy, which took place this Wednesday in the plenary hall of the Elche City Councilin total 25 ramsfull of fans inside Benidorm region and province of ValenciaThey will move to the land of Elche. There are also plans Several direct flights from the UK.

From the Elche club they were unable to determine the exact number as tickets were purchased online in the area reserved for visiting fans.

Orta highlights Leeds fans “Very passionate and somewhat Latin in that sense.a. we have five million followers worldwide. We The seventh Premier League team in the TV audience, The club that sells the most tickets in away matches Y Second in attendance after Liverpool”. Former sports director of Elche He believes that “approximately 20,000 spectators” will meet in the stands. From Martínez Valero this Thursday.

Víctor Orta was responsible for the sports fields of the Elche club in the 2014-2015 season. and that you had to leave for him administrative relegationon a personal level, the game will be “very emotional”. “My stay at Elche left its mark on me for the rest of my life. While I was here my wife was pregnant and could have a career here for life.. However, this may have happened due to circumstances beyond our control. It was a very happy stage and I was very comfortable. there is elche great gastronomy, parties, beaches… I lived in Russia, played in two different English teams, but this city impressed me and I really liked it”.

Now Leeds has “a lot of clouds and rain. Even though I’m so good at a centennial club. I I am so happy to be able to reciprocate some of the love I have received and continue to receive.. We didn’t doubt it when the possibility of playing against Elche arose on these dates, a day without the World Cup. Paco Peral of Elche and Leeds scout, Jorge Pérez in charge of corporate affairs of the Franjiverde entity, and technical secretary Sergio Mantecón were very responsible for the fact that this game could finally be played.. We came to do a concentration in Spain and we balance the dates to make it happen. It is a great pleasure to return to Elche”, commented Víctor Orta. The city’s mayor gave Carlos González a Leeds shirt promising to run the next Elche Half Marathon with him.It takes place in March. The sporting director of the English team also distributed a jug of whiskey to the franciverde club.