Caparrós captures 'ideal' Juanma

Vacancy in defence
Juanma has agreed a contract until summer 2007 and will fill the gap left by Pablo Amo, who is set to be loaned to another team. The centre-back spent four and a half seasons with Racing, helping them avoid relegation in 2004/05, having previously played for RC Recreativo de Huelva, Ayamonte CF, Club Atlético de Madrid B and UD Salamanca.

Caparrós call
Caparrós said he specifically requested the player whom he knows well from their time together at Recreativo. "Juanma is a player in the mould of [Jorge] Andrade or [Fabricio] Coloccini and was a free agent, so that was ideal for us," he told uefa.com. "I have known him since he was a youngster and I think he can add something to the side." Deportivo began their UEFA Intertoto Cup campaign last weekend with a 3-0 home win against FC Buducnost Podgorica. They travel to the Serbo-Montenegrin club on Saturday.