@Yagami Yes, he is. He has had his dips, but overall an important player for the squad, and it seems like Berizzo's reasoning similarly.
@giorno Well, Mariano is 31, so this was the opportunity to cash in on him. I would have liked to keep him, but this became a good business opportunity. Sevilla are getting Corchia from Lille instead, which is certainly an interesting player.
Vitolo-gate has turned into a mexican soap opera. There are rumours that Castro did the same mistake as Las Palmas president, i.e. talked too soon. Castro claims he has a written agreement with the player's agent and his father. He also added that "the only thing left is Vitolo's signature". He went on about that everything is settled, all parties have an agreement, we are just waiting for the main person (Vitolo) to sign his part. The only reason of why Vitolo has not signed his deal yet is - according to Castro - because he landed in Sevilla late last night, and thus had not the opportunity to sign anything yet.
BUT. While Castro is saying this, reports from other sources suggests the exact opposite. Vitolo is leaving, and he has said good bye to all of his friends and team mates today, that he got his mind settled on Atletico Madrid OR Chelsea.
If we gonna sum how everything is developing at the moment, and as long as Vitolo has not signed his new deal with Sevilla, then Castro is running the risk of end up looking like a damn fool. Vitolo is on his way to Madrid according to the Sevilla based Journo P.Elias.
This is has become parody
This is surely silly season folks!
