Movistar Team He is still working on putting together his squad for next season and the market is beginning to show some important movements. As you have been able to know MARCA, both Lorenzo Milesi and Davide Formolo will not continue in the Navarrese structure. In the case of the young Italian, his notable performance in the last Giro d’Italia has aroused the interest of several teams and, as Dan Benson already mentioned, one of the strongest options is Soudal Quick-Step. As of today, his continuity in Movistar is ruled out, as is the case with Davide.
In the outputs chapter, Iván García Cortina nor will he continue to wear the colors of Movistar. The Asturian has the strong interest of the Alpecin-Deceuninck, who is bidding decisively to incorporate it into their project. It is not signed yet but, since Roubaix, There was interest from several teams and right now The Alpecin option is the one that has gained the most strength.
Cortina, with BRAND in Bulgaria.
The sports management, meanwhile, keeps several negotiations open. The team works to ensure the continuity of Manlio Moro, Filip Maciuk and Natnael Tesfatsion. The most delicate situation is precisely that of the Eritrean, one of the revelations of the season. Its results and the significant number of UCI points it is contributing have attracted the attention of other structures in the WorldTour, complicating a renovation that a few months ago seemed much simpler.
On the other hand, Movistar tried to position itself in the operation of Igor Arrietabut he has been left out of a bid in which Lidl-Trek (Ayuso already expressed in MARCA his desire to take him with him to the German team) continues to be one of the best placed teams, without ruling out a possible continuity of the Navarrese in UAE Team Emirates-XRG.
He was also in talks with Cool, but the Colombian closed it this Saturday with Lotto for two years. The signing of Street for three years and the official renewals of Blond and Hessman. Among the names the team is interested in is Ivan Cobo (the Kern Pharma team has offered ‘freedom’ to its riders while they continue negotiations for a new sponsor) and has also been tracking for some time now Hector Alvarezwith a contract with Lidl-Trek.
Romo, back but without Return
There are also new developments in the sports section. Javier Romo This week he began training normally after several weeks conditioned by the physical discomfort he had suffered since his premature abandonment in the Giro d’Italia. The man from La Mancha now faces the second part of the season with the aim of recovering the sensations of yesteryear. What seems clear is that it will not be in LaVuelta due to his future paternity that makes him coincide in dates.
Runrún with possible arrival of sponsors
Where there is also movement is in the economic issue. In Abarca Sports There is confidence that the project will continue to have sufficient support to remain competitive within the WorldTour. The search for a second sponsor has intensified in recent months through Telefónica, with YouFirst-Gersh working in the market, and conversations continue to move forward. The priority is to add a partner to accompany the project, although the entry of a new main sponsor that could modify the current scenario is not completely ruled out.
The movement does not respond to an emergency or a loss of confidence, but to the new corporate reality of Telefónica and the economic escalation of the platoon. Movistar Team It remains a historic structure, with sporting weight and a recognizable brand, but the WorldTour demands more and more financial muscle to compete with giants such as UAE, Visma, Red Bull-Bora, Lidl-Trek, Decathlon-CMA CGM or Soudal-Quick Step.
As usually happens before the Tour de France, the next few weeks seem decisive. As this media has been able to confirm, there are already several companies that have shown interest in knowing the situation of the team and exploring possible avenues of collaboration for the future. Now, shortly, the Tour will arrive and with it the news from both the market and sponsors will shake up. Because not only Movistar is looking for partners, but also most of the teams.
