MADRID, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- La Liga struggler Real Oviedo on Tuesday announced that it was cutting short the loan deal for Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon.

The 36-year-old was due to spend the entire season on loan at Oviedo from the Mexican side Pachuca (which shares the same ownership as the Spanish club), but will now return to Mexico at the midpoint of the campaign.

Rondon played 16 times for Oviedo, scoring two goals, from the club's disappointing total of just seven all campaign.

The arrival of coach Guillermo Almada from Valladolid just before the Christmas break is clearly a key factor in the decision to return Rondon to Pachuca. Almada prefers pressuring high up the field and Rondon doesn't have the speed to do the job.

The club announced the departure with a communique thanking him "for his efforts," and wishing him "all of the luck in the world."

Other players such as Brandon Domingues and Alex Fores are also likely to leave in the winter transfer window as Oviedo looks to free up space for new signings in a bid to escape the relegation zone. ■