Spending gap looms as Deportivo host Valencia at Riazor

Valencia travel to Riazor on Sunday for their first big away examination of the season, meeting a Deportivo side back in LaLiga and intent on being more than a newly promoted team. The contest is framed by a stark spending gap, with the Galicians around 26 million euros to Valencia’s roughly 9 million.

According to Superdeporte, Antonio Hidalgo has been backed with eight signings, among them Leo Román, Jensen, Ede, Amatucci and Aubameyang, with Angeliño and Adama Traoré added as free agents. That outlay places Deportivo among this summer’s biggest investors in LaLiga.

Valencia arrive with seven additions and a plan shaped by tighter limits. Even so, Carlos Corberán can now call on Arnau Martínez, recruited from Girona to reinforce the flank and improve build-up and width.

The head coach also faces selection issues. Guido Rodríguez is out with a muscle injury, which could restore Pepelu alongside Javi Guerra in midfield, while Copete and Foulquier are also missing in defence.

Aubameyang has scored in the first two league games and could become only the fourth Deportivo player to net in his first three top-flight outings, following figures such as Bebeto. With Riazor primed for the club’s return to the elite, Valencia will need to control transitions and deny the striker space near the box, with the aim of leaving with their first LaLiga win of the campaign.

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