Real Valladolid has closed its second signing for the next season. After achieving permanence in Segunda División, Spanish striker Chuki has signed a long-term contract with Werder Bremen. The player arrives at the Weser without any transfer cost, just like his predecessor Kenny Quetant (19, Le Havre AC). Chuki was formed in the lower categories of Valladolid and has been part of the first team since last season, when the club descended from LaLiga to Segunda. After playing his first games in the top Spanish category, he became a key player last season. With seven goals and eight assists in 34 games, he is the top scorer of his team, which only scored 44 goals in 42 games. Therefore, instead of fighting to return to Primera, Real Valladolid has fought to avoid relegation to Primera Federación. Chuki's good performances in LaLiga Hypermotion and his contract about to expire had attracted many interested parties, especially in Germany and Italy. VfB Stuttgart, RB Leipzig, TSG Hoffenheim, HSV and Schalke, as well as Como, Juventus and AS Roma, had been linked to the number 10. "I am happy and convinced that Werder is the best club possible for me and the right step for my career. I am grateful for the trust they have placed in me and hope to be able to help the club continue to grow. It was a very thoughtful decision. It was difficult to leave Real Valladolid, my life club, because I grew up there, in my city, and I will always be infinitely grateful", Chuki said to the German club's media. In 55 games with Real Valladolid, Chuki has added 18 goals, and has increased his market value to 5 million euros — 3.5 million more this season, and the trend is upwards —. With this, the Pucela loses its most valuable player. On the Bremen side, only two signings without transfer cost have ever had a higher market value: Naby Keïta (31), who arrived in 2023 from Liverpool for 12 million euros as a major signing, but failed, and a year earlier Niklas Stark (31), who was signed from Hertha for 6.5 million euros and is now valued at 2.5 million. Chuki will probably still surpass this last one.