ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman believes new signing Gerardo Bruna can bring the X-factor to the Store First Stadium.

The former Real Madrid and Liverpool winger has signed a deal until the end of the season and the Reds boss believes he can fulfil his potential at Stanley.

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Coleman said of the 24-year-old, who has represented both Argentina and Spain at youth level: “He’s a lad with a lot of potential.

“It’s an opportunity for him to play football again and the circumstances have made it a good fit for both of us.

“Hopefully he can reignite his career with us and go onto good things.

“I can’t remember us having too many players who have come to us through the Real Madrid-Liverpool route so his pedigree is not in question.

“It’s an opportunity for both parties and we’re hoping it works out well.

“He’s a wide player with superb delivery and hopefully he can show us that in games and we can get people on the end of those deliveries.”

Bruna, who spent five years in the Real Madrid academy was recently at Tranmere Rovers following a pre-season trial at Prenton Park but he left having made just one substitute appearance.

The wide man spent two years with Championship side Blackpool after leaving Liverpool but could not establish himself as a regular at Bloomfield Road.

He then moved to Spain to join Huesca but returned to England to join Tranmere, before a spell with non-league side Whitehawk.