Renato Tapia and his uncertain future at Celta: the reasons why he lost his position and what the Peruvian team has to do with it

“The Celtic it is feared that Renato Tapia I don’t want to renew”is the owner of the note written by journalist Óscar Méndez and what caused disgust in the steering wheel. Not even the clarification of the press man made the ‘Cabezón’ calm down and stop responding from his official account.

“Wall signed a four-season contract with the Celtic, which expires in June 2024. There is no urgency to renew it and negotiations have not yet begun, but the club perceives that the Peruvian has no intention of continuing beyond that date in Vigo. With a relatively low salary, Tapia can get a more lucrative one if he joins a new club at zero cost or through a low transfer ”Mendez writes in the note.

Renato He arrived in the Galician team in August 2020 and has a contract until June 2024; however, his present is not the best. In fact, this season -his third for him at the club-, he has barely played 690 minutes in 13 games (12 for the Spanish League and one for the Copa del Rey). He started six times, but only in one game did he complete ninety minutes. And his team is not having a good time either: in the domestic tournament they are in sixteenth place, just one point from the relegation zone and said goodbye to the Copa del Rey.

The change of coach (Chacho Coudet left and the Portuguese Carlos Carvalhal took over) managed to get him to have minutes again as in his first season in which he was the undisputed starter and his value multiplied until he was valued at 20 million euros. according to Transfermarkt. Its current value is nine million.

What happened so that the career of the referent of the peruvian team is it falling? Why did the technicians decide that the best thing for the Celtic Is it to leave it as a spare part? Full sport spoke with two Spanish journalists who follow the day-to-day life of the Galician club to find out about the present of the midfielder and the outlook from now to the future.

“Your future is up in the air”

“Renato Tapia has been a substitute for a year when everyone is available. He was a substitute with Coudet and is now with Carvalhal. The reason is that the coaches think that Fran Beltrán’s game suits the team better than Tapia’s.”tells us Abraham Martínez of Diario AS.

Renato He has lost the position to the 23-year-old Spaniard who, for many, is the jewel of Celta. “It may be that the club sells Beltrán this summer”warns Martinez. Although for the moment, with the transfer market open, there are no rumors about it.

The truth is Wall He is not a starter on his team and the numbers prove it. But there is a why. A reason beyond the football taste of the coaches. “Last year, Beltrán was very good and, when Tapia was injured with Peru, he took his job. Even Coudet got upset and sent a message to Ricardo Gareca, former coach of Peru, at a press conference because Wall he was too focused on qualifying for the World Cup and he disconnected a bit from the work in the Celtic. He was very tired of his commitments with his team “analyzes Alberto Bravo from “El Desmarque”.

For the press man, today Tapia has improved and is at the level of competition that Beltrán, but even so he is not a starter. “Even personally, I think Tapia is better. But the Peruvian contract ends in a year and a half, and Beltrán extended his relationship until 2026 with an improved clause, so it’s more of a bet by the club because Beltrán is a player of the future and Tapia more of the present”.

“I would say that his future in Vigo It’s on the air right now. It depends on several factors. But nothing can be ruled out.”adds Martinez. The Peruvian does not have a community passport. He was about to take it out in his last year at Feyenoord, but the paperwork ended when he arrived in Spain. Now this year he could get the document that is a plus for South Americans, since he would not occupy a place for foreigners (or non-EU, as they call it there).

For now, the present Renato Tapia It is Celta, although Spanish media relate it to Genaro Gattuso’s Valencia. For the Peruvian team, the best thing is for the “Captain of the future” to play, have minutes and be well.