Alberto Zapater is finalizing negotiations to extend his career as a professional soccer player in Canada, specifically in the Ottawa Athletic. It is a subsidiary of Atlético de Madrid in the North American country, integrated into the network of franchises that the Madrid club owns, controls and manages also in Mexico (Atlético de San Luis) or that it also owned in India (Atlético Kolkata).

Zapater thus finds an ideal solution to his claims, in which he favors the sporting aspect, but also the personal and family aspect, playing in a country that has allowed him to develop the education and training of his children and to have a certain social and cultural comfort. . Canada and Ottawa, where those ties to timeshare and the conglomerate of clubs to which Zaragoza belongs are anchored, will be able to facilitate it, although the proposal has not reached them. shoemaker through the Aragonese club, where three weeks ago he closed a stage.

The operation is not yet sealed. Zapater has had the offer for two weeks, during which time he studied it, but the contracts have not yet been auctioned or signed. The footballer also has no date to travel to Canada, where the season is still ongoing. In any case, the general conditions of the proposals are to the liking of the Aragonese player from all points of view (sports, family, economic…) and in the next few days, barring an unforeseen turn, there will be a denouement that will mean a new experience international for Zapater, after his steps by Italy with Genoa, Portugal with Sporting Club and in Russia, at Lokomotiv Moscow, the stage preceding his return to Zaragoza during the 2016 academic year.

Alberto Zapater said a big farewell to the club of his life on May 26, on the last day of the league against Tenerife and as part of a grandiose tribute from Zaragoza. After that, he chose to allow himself a few days of reflection, always with the desire to empty his last cartridges in professional football and to continue to be active in a foreign championship. It will be in Canada, in the Canadian Premier League. An eight-team competition that is played over four rounds and is ongoing does not end until October, so Zapater, if his signing is officially closed, will immediately join the competition.

At Atlético Ottawa, also owned by Canadian businessman Jeff Hunt, he has a sports structure capillarized by Atlético de Madrid, his parent club. His coach is Carlos González, a classic of his training football, where, for example, he managed Víctor Mollejo. Zapater will meet several Spanish footballers in the locker room, many of whom trained at Atlético, like Miguel Acosta or Diego Espejo.

Ottawa is the capital of Canada and has a metropolitan area of ​​more than two million inhabitants, on the border of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, in the south-east of the country. English and French bilingualism predominates in the city. It is modern, highly developed, green and clean. Factors, all of which ended up convincing Zapater that his football has one more step there and his family a good opportunity. A new motivation to continue playing professional football.