End this summer’s soap opera with a franciverde key. Pere Milla, the hero of Elche’s promotion to Primera last season and the team’s top scorer, has extended his contract with the Elche club until 2025.. In other words, the Catalan footballer will continue to be linked to Elche for the next three seasons, after a few weeks of tension between the two sides, which reached a climax with Milla’s self-published statement implying his possible departure.

The renewal of Pere Milla was not accepted due to a clause that Martínez Valero signed in his first contract from the offices, which they understood was extended until 2023, with persistence in the First Division. Even so, Bragarnik offered the three seasons he wanted. He eventually accepted Milla, but the football player felt that the wording of the renewal clause had not been fully met and was therefore released on 30 June.

Only a month ago, on May 30, Pere Milla tightened the situation even further with an official statement on May 30, which left open many fronts, announcing that he had not acted for economic reasons and implying that his treatment was not very good. rope in the negotiation of its renewal. Several clubs knocked on his door (Espanyol, Osasuna, Valencia…) and both he and his representative were free to negotiate with all of them… also with Elche.

In this controversial statement, Milla left the door open to return to Elche. He does this only after 33 days, if he left. This Saturday afternoon, a day and a half after starting work, the franciverde club announced its renewal by 2025. “Hello, franciverdes. One of you greets you because you make me feel that way,” the football player says in a video posted via the entity’s social networks.

“After all, home is home. It’s been a very difficult week, it’s been a long time but I just want to say that we hope it will be an unforgettable year and will be the best centennial of any League club. I’ve had Pere Milla for a long time. I’m happy to be here, it’s what I wanted most in life, I continued at the “10” franchise.

Pere Milla and Elche joined in the summer of 2019 after the footballer crossed Lleida, Getafe B, Logroñés, UCAM Murcia, Numancia and Eibar. It was a bet made by the sports administration headed by Nico Rodriguez.

Since then, the story has been well known: escalating in the “play-off” final with a goal from Lleida in Montilivi and two historic stays in the First Division. His figures as Franchiverde: 112 official matches and 22 goals. Last season, he played in 32 league games, accumulating 1636 minutes and scoring 8 goals, and was Franjiverde’s top scorer ahead of Lucas Boyé.

With the replenishment of Pere Milla (announced last month Francisco joins those of Diego González and Pastore), Elche has left the offensive front nearly closed and the Catalan will continue to take on Boyé and Ezequiel Ponce as teammates. The fourth striker, occupied by Guido Carrillo last year, will be for a signing.

promise kept

Pere Milla ended her silence with a difficult decision in terms of communication, with the video in which she took the first step to reconcile with a hobby that had made her a hero until her statement a month ago. appearance.

If this phrase has characterized himself for anything, it has left too many unfinished by a football player whose goal is to say everything openly and to his face. So he came to win the hearts of his fans. for their goals. For his struggle. To “take” a card from the referee. For answering another “as he wishes”.

Now Pere Milla will tell (or not) what she’s been through these weeks. Difficult, as he himself admits. As at any other time, it should open up and make clear whether the “performance” of May 30 is his job or whether it is advising (or advising) him.

In the end, the story between Pere and Elche follows the path they both deserve. The footballer is fulfilling the promise he made to Francisco when he said goodbye to the coach at the end of last season and will meet again with the man from Almería tomorrow. A hero does not keep his word.