The Spanish club Alaves does not have a history in the world of football, as it has not won any official championship, and no big stars have ever defended its colors, but it has found a way to try to gain fame.
The “Basque” club has been accustomed in recent years to contracting with the sons of former football legends, the latest of whom is Yanis Hagi, son of former Romanian star Georgi Hagi, who previously defended the colors of Real Madrid and Barcelona, and bore the title “Maradona of the Balkans”.
Yannis joined Alaves in the last summer transfer period from Scottish Glasgow Rangers.
Hagi Jr. did not hide his influence on his father, who is considered the best of Romanian football in history, and about that Yanis, who will wear number 10, says, “My family name puts me under great responsibility and pressure, but I enjoy it,” which raised a question mark about his ability to prove himself in the league.
Yannis Jorge Hagi was not the first player to arrive at Alaves carrying his father’s legacy. He also recently included Giuliano Simeone, son of the former Argentine star and current coach Diego Simeone.
Giuliano arrived at Alaves under a loan contract between the Basque club and Atletico Madrid, but unfortunately for the three parties, the player suffered an injury during the pre-season that will prevent him from playing until next year.
Jordi Cruyff, son of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff, played for Alaves from 2000 to 2003, and led the team to reach the European Cup final (2001), and scored a goal in the final against Liverpool in the match that ended 4-4 before That the title would go to the “Reds”, and in total Jordi played 110 matches with Alaves and scored 12 goals.
The matter did not stop there, as Alaves managed to include Enzo Zidane, the son of French football star and Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane.
Enzo played 4 matches with the Basque team at the beginning of the 2017-2018 season, but he did not last long with the team, as he left him in the 2018 winter transfer market towards Swiss Lausanne.
Marcos Llorente (current Atletico Madrid player), son of former Real Madrid player Paco Llorente, carried the colors of Alaves in the 2016-2017 season and was a key player and reached the final of the King’s Cup with the team before losing to Barcelona 1-3, and in that season he occupied The team is ninth in the Spanish league.
In the same period, Theo Hernandez (current Milan player), brother of Paris Saint-Germain player Lucas Hernandez, played alongside him, and their French father, Jean-Francois Hernandez, was a defender in the ranks of a number of teams.
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