Am I the only one who knows about this guy ?
We have been linked to him a few times and I think he can be the solution to our left wing problem.
Albert Riera
Albert Riera Ortega (born April 15, 1982 in Manacor) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for RCD Espanyol.
Riera, a left sided midfielder, started his career in 2000 with RCD Mallorca, winning a Copa del Rey medal in 2003. In the summer of 2003 he moved to Bordeaux, where he was a first team regular for two seasons. In 2005 he moved to RCD Espanyol, but was unable to establish himself in the first team, and in January 2006 he moved on loan to Manchester City, making his debut in a 3-1 Manchester derby win over Manchester United. Manchester City were unable to agree a fee for Riera and he returned to Espanyol for the 2006-07 season. During that season, which included an almost 100% successful run in the UEFA Cup (Espanyol lost on penalties to Sevilla FC, with Riera scoring in regulation time) Riera displayed a vast array of skills.
Riera won his first senior cap for Spain national football team on October 13th 2007, when he scored a spectacular goal from outside the box against Denmark, in a 3-1 Euro 2008 qualifier away win. Incidentally, teammate Raúl Tamudo also scored in the match.
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Fantastic player with so much in his locker, he was in the prem at one point with man city but it was just a loan and he only didnt stay because a fee couldnt be agreed. Hope we can get him, he's 26 and a very talented winger. Reminds me a tiny bit of lil luis with all the flicks and tricks but without losing the ball.
Can play a fantastic pass forward, crosses well and loves to take players on. He's a great player to have in a first team especially for counter attacking he makes decisions quickly and isnt afraid to have a shot at goal.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CmVAMIIiSqMsorry for the mad music
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DeWgBpzU7vk&feature=relatedgood game against valencia, sorry for the music on this one aswell almost bad as the other one haha
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