Alex Valle is adapting to life at Celtic ‘like silk’ according to a leading Spanish outlet – who say it’s been helped by Celtic’s ‘exemplary’ treatment of the player.
The Barcelona loanee is finding his feet as a genuine competitor for Greg Taylor after his arrival late in the window. He had to wait initially and endured a rocky debut against Falkirk in the Premier Sports Cup, but since then he’s played in every game – starting all but two – and has provided cover seamlessly amid Taylor’s injury struggles.
He’s proving a smart signing from Brendan Rodgers and the Spanish media are standing up to take notice. Sport have been full of praise for him, and say his impressive development has been aided by Celtic, who had him sorted with a car and a flat within four days of touching down in Scotland in late August. They say: “The adaptation of the left-back is going like silk. In four days, as soon as he arrived, he had a car, an apartment and medical insurance. Celtic is an exemplary club in this regard. Alex arrived having already learned English and, in fact, he is not even taking classes in the Scottish capital.
“Against Atalanta he was the starter for the first time in his career in a Champions League match. He did so, moreover, with discomfort in his ankle. But he wanted to be there no matter what in a historic match for him.”
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