Celta Vigo is close to agreeing a principle of Hugo Sotelo's loan to Levante. The Galician midfielder, who has two years left on his contract with Celta, needs to have more regularity and minutes than he had last season. He played 30 games for Celta last season, starting 20 of them. He scored two assists. Specifically, he played 20 LaLiga games, 16 as a starter, and 7 in the Europa League, accumulating over 1,500 minutes of play. Additionally, Hugo Sotelo's season was one of more to less. The rise of Miguel Román took away his protagonism on the field, which he didn't recover even with his teammate's injury. The high competition in Celta's midfield is one of the reasons that could facilitate Hugo Sotelo's loan to Levante. The recovery of Miguel Román, the arrival of Aleix Febas, one of Celta's summer signings, makes it harder to get minutes in the zone. All without forgetting players like Ilaix Moriba or Matías Vecino, who will presumably stay with Claudio Giráldez's team. The move has been in the works for a few days. According to EFE, there is a principle of agreement between Celta and Levante for Hugo Sotelo's loan to the Valencian team. The operation could be closed in the next few hours because only the details for the Levante entity need to be finalized in the contract. While the details are being finalized, Hugo Sotelo has started pre-season training with Celta under Claudio Giráldez's orders. He could soon change his surroundings and head to Valencia's Ciutat.