{"id":565082,"date":"2020-09-07T17:49:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T21:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=565082"},"modified":"2020-09-07T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T21:49:33","slug":"huddersfield-town-sign-pipa-from-rcd-espanyol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/07\/huddersfield-town-sign-pipa-from-rcd-espanyol\/","title":{"rendered":"Huddersfield Town Sign Spain U21 International Pipa From RCD Espanyol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/huddersfield-town\/\" target=\"_self\">Huddersfield Town<\/a> have announced the signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/10f1cd17\/Pipa\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pipa<\/a> for an undisclosed fee from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Espanyol\" target=\"_self\">RCD Espanyol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pipa, whose full name is Gonzalo Avila Gordon, has signed a contract until June 2023.<\/p>\n<h2>Pipa Joins Huddersfield Town From RCD Espanyol<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udcdd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/htafc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#htafc<\/a> has completed the permanent transfer of Spanish Under-21 international defender Pipa from Spanish club <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RCDEspanyol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RCDEspanyol<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s put pen-to-paper on a three-year contract that runs until at least 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Full details \u23ec<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ujq8rZMJGf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ujq8rZMJGf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Huddersfield Town (@htafc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/htafc\/status\/1303075569639329793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Promising Credentials<\/h3>\n<p>The 22-year-old right-back has made 13 senior appearances for Espanyol, all of which came in the 2019\/20 campaign. Pipa is versatile and attack-minded, having been used further up the field by the Spanish side.<\/p>\n<p>He brings European experience to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/championship\/\" target=\"_self\">Championship<\/a> club. He made three appearances in last season&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Europa+League\" target=\"_self\">Europa League<\/a> campaign, including against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> side <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_self\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a>, when providing an assist in a 3-2 win. Unfortunately, Espanyol had too much to do, having lost the first leg, of which he did not feature, 4-0.<\/p>\n<p>He also bagged two assists against Hungarian side Ferencvaros earlier in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Espanyol kept a clean sheet in two of his seven <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/la-liga\/\" target=\"_self\">La Liga<\/a> appearances.<\/p>\n<p>He is a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Spain\" target=\"_self\">Spain<\/a> U21 international with two caps to his name, assisting the only goal in their 1-0 win over Macedonia last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Pipa will take the number two shirt at Huddersfield.<\/p>\n<h3>Part of the Long-Term Vision<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Pipa is a perfect example of the characteristics this club is looking for in a new signing,&#8221; head of football operations Leigh Bromby told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.htafc.com\/news\/2020\/september\/transfer-pipa-joins-from-espanyol\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was identified very early in this window as a target through our recruitment process and he&#8217;s a player that Carlos was very excited about when he was brought to him as an option.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s playing internationally for a top footballing nation and he&#8217;s played in an elite European league for his club. We&#8217;ve also spent a lot of time on our due diligence and the references on his character and the standard of his training were glowing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At 22, he is someone we have identified as having real potential to keep improving. Pipa has been signed to play for this club over the long-term, not just the short.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Energetic &amp; Versatile<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I have been very interested in Pipa since the club first proposed him to me,&#8221; head coach Carlos Corberan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.htafc.com\/news\/2020\/september\/transfer-pipa-joins-from-espanyol\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s energetic and has very good skills to produce for our team, particularly in our build-up in the final part of the pitch. He offers great versatility too, as he can play at left-back and on the right-wing as well as his primary position of right-back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very happy to begin working with him. We will help him adapt to the demands of English football as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"WhccjPRfT9xE_nIN02dhVw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1271211062\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'WhccjPRfT9xE_nIN02dhVw',sig:'WA0zj5JfUds-r7EdlwPxkv5ul_hchS9ISaRzjJ-DpYY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1271211062',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huddersfield Town have announced the signing of Pipa for an undisclosed fee from RCD Espanyol. 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