Valencia CF don start dia first pre-season training camp for di 2026/27 season on Monday. Di camp dey happen for Royalverd Training Center for Girona, and di first team don get some Academy VCF players join dem. Make we know Rodrigo Gamón, Aaron Mayol, Amos Wanjala and Alain Gómez.
To take part for pre-season with Valencia CF na big step for young Academy VCF player, and e show say dem don work hard for many years. Rodri Gamón talk say, “E be dream wey everybody don get since dem be pikin. You must work every day and make di most of dis opportunity 100 percent.”
Like José Luis Gayà, Jesús Vázquez, Cristian Rivero, Javi Guerra, César Tárrega and Diego López before dem, di Academy players don get advice from di first-team squad. Gamón explain say, “Dem welcome us well well. Dem tell us make we do wetin we always do, trust ourselves and no dey fear.”
Adapting to di first team no easy. Aaron Mayol talk say, “E no easy to come into di first team because der always be small pressure, but dem help me from di very first minute to feel like one of di group.”
After years of hard work and making most of dia opportunities, dese young players don set dia goal to make debut for Valencia CF. Mayol explain, “Every pikin dey dream of making dia first-team debut and feeling like footballer, and wetin better place to do am dan at club as big as Valencia CF.”
Living together day by day, Alain Gómez talk say, “I dey very happy to dey here and enjoying di experience. Very few people get to live dis. Marcos Abad (goalkeeping coach) push us plenty. Pre-season tough, but having Dimitrievski, Rivero and Vient Abril around make am easier. Dem support me for everything. I never feel held back, dem always make me feel very welcome.”
Amos Wanjala add say, “Di first few days don dey good. We dey build good connection with di players and di coaching staff, and we hope to keep doing dat over di remaining days.”
