Espanyol and Celta Vigo Interested in Manchester City's League Cup Winning Hero Willy Caballero

Published on: 12 June 2016

"?Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero could be on his way out of the Etihad despite becoming City's hero in the League Cup final against Liverpool back in February.


The 34-year-old is wanted by La Liga clubs Espanyol and Celta Vigo, according to a report in the "?"?Daily Mirror."?

The Argentinian goalkeeper faces an uncertain future as Manuel Pellegrini, the manager who brought Caballero to English football, has left Manchester City with Pep Guardiola replacing him.


Caballero has one year remaining on his current £40k-a-week deal at City, but it's expected that a move back to Spain would be preferable after he spent 10 years with Elche and Malaga.

Despite playing only 20 times for City over two seasons, including five in the Premier League, Caballero became a cult-legend in the North West for his penalty heroics against Liverpool in the League Cup final.


The final ended 1-1 after Coutinho cancelled out Fernandinho's opener, leaving the game to be decided by a penalty shoot-out, where Caballero saved three Liverpool penalties to win City the Cup.


Caballero now faces the choice of sitting on the bench for the final season of his contract at City, or move to La Liga, where he may be in line with a starting place having already gained a wealth of experience in Spanish football.


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