Cesc Fabregas showed in his debut season as Como’s head coach that he has great potential as a coach at the top level, even without the great experience of his own impressive football career. The newly promoted Serie A club got off to a bit of a slow start, started a long sprint when we passed the New Year and secured a strong 10th place in the table. Now it is being rigged for more.
The Bayer Leverkusen management liked what they had seen, suddenly Fabregas was the main candidate to replace former national teammate Xabi Alonso. Fabregas chose to stay. Leverkusen ended with Erik ten Hag, Como got an extension with their successful coach. Now it is rigged to establish itself in Serie A, at a good distance from the relegation battle. On Wednesday, the club went further than ever before and broke the transfer record.
READ: Swedish Hulk Viktor Gyökeres is working on his strength ahead of Premier League debut
This winter, Como brought in 19-year-old Assane Diao from Real Betis, which was an immediate success. This week, Fabregas and the gang have once again knocked on the door of the La Liga club, this time for a Spanish U21 international. Jesús Rodríguez was clapped in as the new Como player on Wednesday. The 19-year-old has impressed on the wing in his 32 appearances for Betis (3 goals and 2 assists), according to Sky Sports, Como is paying upwards of €27 million, which means a new transfer record for the club (the record was €18 million).
Congratulations!
Read on F7: Former RBK player Casper Tengstedt on his way to another new club
