Royston Drenthe, the star signing of Racing Murcia

Last update 12 February, 2021 por Alberto Llopis

The winter transfer market 2020/2021, that closed last monday 1 de febrero, has left few movements in most Spanish clubs. One of the names of the transfer period has been Royston Drenthe. To his 33 años, the Dutch footballer has signed for Racing Murcia FC, team that plays in Group XIII of the Third Division of Spain, where it is one of the favorites to achieve promotion to Second Division B in the soccer bets. The person in charge of getting this signing has been Morris Pagniello, Murcian team owner, who had wanted to add a media figure from international football to his sports project for a long time. In fact, businessman italo-Australian tried to sign Samuel Eto'o and Antonio Cassano to boost the club's brand in the first round of the Copa del Rey against Levante UD.

Royston Rickie Drenthe, born on 8 de abril de 1987 and Rotterdam (Países Bajos), joins with contract in principle until the end of the season 2020/2021, to Racing Murcia. El centrocampista neerlandés, who develops as an extreme and lateral on the left wing, will try to help the di teamrigid by Antonio Pedreño to achieve the objective of promoting to Second Division B and relaunch your football career as much as possible. To his 33 años, the former Real footballer Madrid, team with which he won a League and a Spanish Super Cup, you have had to lose weight and regain fitness, after months without playing in the Cossacks Boys of the third category of the Netherlands, where this campaign had not made its debut.

The Dutch midfielder made his Racing Murcia debut last year 24 January against La Unión, match corresponding to the day 14 of the Third Division. Due to his physical condition, the Rotterdam-born footballer had to settle for entering the minute 86, taking the place of Christ, when the Murcian team was already losing 1-0 after Harrison Eagle's goal at Municipal de La Unión. Drenthe barely had contact with the ball, except for a powerful shot from outside the area, but he stepped on the grass again and felt like a footballer. A pesar de ello, there is still time to see him perform at a good level with Racing Murcia, especially until you find the right physical tone, although he has already shown his involvement and commitment to the Morris project Pagniello.

A globetrotter football

Formed in the quarry of Feyenoord from Rotterdam, Royston Drenthe rose to stardom at the U21 Euro Cup in 2007, where he was named the best player of the tournament. Ese mismo año, the dutch midfielder signed for Real Madrid, what did you pay 13 millions of euros for taking advantage of their services. He was in the white clubco desde 2007 hasta 2011, although during that period of time he was loaned to Hércules de Alicante CF and the Everton Premier League FC. After ending contract with Real Madrid, Drenthe left for FC Alania Vladikavkaz of Russia. He then played for Reading FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC of England, el Kayseri Erciyesspor of Türkiye and Traders Arab Emirates Club. En 2018 he returned to his country, where he wore the shirt XerxesDZB, el Sparta of Rotterdam and the Cossacks Boys in recent years.