Elche’s long-awaited second participation has now become a reality. 21-year-old left winger Yago Santiago, who has been training in the Tottenham Hotspur youth team since he was 16, has joined the green-green team. In his last season as a Spurs player, the affiliate was declared champion of the Premier League. He scored 13 goals and made 7 assists in 28 matches.

On the afternoon of his presentation, Elche published on social networks a short interview in which Yago made his first remarks as a Franjiverde. The Galician attacker described him as “a very good player”. “Above all, he likes to get along with his teammates, with the spaces, with the ability to attack quickly, to score goals, to make assists and to help the team.”

The former Tottenham player is enjoying his first professional experience in Spanish football at the hands of the Elche team, which provides a footballer with insight into the present and future of the club.”For me, Elche is a historical team First part. “It seems like a great opportunity to take the first step into professional football in such a competitive league, especially this year,” added Yago Santiago, regarding the reasons for his arrival at the Franjiverde team.

Concluding the interview, the new Elche player spoke about the main differences between English and Spanish football: “In England they do different things. They play different football. I feel like I can contribute a lot of what I learned there at 16 years old. but I also learn from the team because there are many experienced people that I can learn a lot from.