The 2010–11 Hércules CF season is the club's 88th in existence and his first season after 13 years without playing in the top flight of Spanish football, La Liga. In the existing Hércules season returns to Primera trained by Esteban and paying transfers by Nelson Valdez (€4M), Abel Aguilar (€1.5M) or Piet Velthuizen (€0.8M), all cornered by signing star David Trezeguet and transfer of Royston Drenthe.