Enzo Loiodice, the young French expatriate who caught the eye of several La Liga clubs

It’s more and more common to see French players go to train or finish their training abroad, rather than waiting to discover the professional world in France. Just in the tricolor selection that traveled to Qatar, many of them flew to a club from another championship rather than asserting themselves first in Ligue 1 or Ligue 2. Enzo Loiodice is still far from being able to claim a place in blue, but he has, like Antoine Griezmann, Aymeric Laporte or Robin Le Normand, made the choice to leave his country to join Spain.

It was in the summer of 2020, aged 19, that he left Dijon to join Las Palmas, in the Spanish second division. And this, after a short stint at Wolverhampton where he had to settle for a few appearances with the reserve. If the choice to spin in Spanish D2 could surprise more than one, it must be said that the Pio Pio are a club quite famous for their attacking game and their ability to launch young people, like Pedri recently. The former tricolor U20 international also experienced, relatively quickly, a great success on the other side of the Pyrenees. After a first season of adaptation, then a promising and particularly good second year but interrupted and concluded in March because of a shoulder injury, the midfielder is a hit with the leader of the Spanish second division.

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An all-terrain midfielder, excellent in recovery and also valuable with his left foot when it comes to creating play, he has already caught the eye of many La Liga clubs. The Spanish press in particular evokes in recent days a pronounced interest of Betis for its services. “Offers have arrived, but my idea is to continue here, I am very happy here”, even explained the player a few days ago, while negotiating an extension with the Canarians. It must be said that his contract expires in 6 months…

It is therefore urgent for Las Palmas to extend it, since he is one of the inmates of Francisco García Pimienta, the former trainer of La Masia, alongside players like Mfulu, with whom he composes a sacred duo in the midfield. , or the nugget Alberto Moleiro. Above all, Dijon had negotiated 45% of the sum on a future sale, and the island team wants to lower this percentage, while the Burgundians could recover a nice check. We can imagine that the player’s future will depend a lot on whether or not Las Palmas rises to the top flight of Spanish football. But one thing is certain, La Liga fans will hear about Enzo Loiodice very quickly.