Former Wigan Athletic defender Antonio Amaya hopes to make his Rayo Vallecano debut this weekend against Real Betis.
A thigh injury has left him sidelined for the past fortnight, but the 31-year-old former Wigan centre-back hopes to start in his first top-flight match for Rayo, whom he played for in the Segunda Division until he left in 2009.
"I've been training with the team for the last week with plenty of enthusiasm and I'm very keen to make my debut this Friday, hopefully," Amaya told rayovallecano.es.
"If it's not this Friday, then the following weekend, but the manager knows he can count on me whenever he wants.
"I've played for Rayo Vallecano at every level, apart from the Primera, so I'm anxious for this moment to arrive. I think I'll have a chance, I've been training at the same pace for the last couple of weeks, so I'm more than ready to play.
"I started out at this club when I was eight or nine years old and the dream of any kid is to reach the Primera at the club where you start out. I'm sure it's going to be a reality soon enough."
