The perico club pays 4.5 million for the Eibar midfielder, who signs for five seasons
“There is no case of Tomás. Raúl is inside, but there are 20 market days left,” says advisor Mao Ye
Diego Martinez He already has one more bastion in the parakeet squad. The Espanyol confirmed this Monday the arrival of Edu Exposito (Cubelles, 26 years old), who signs for five seasons. The blue and white club will pay 4.5 million euros to Eibar, who stayed on the verge of promotion last year.
The midfielder will be presented this Tuesday (1 pm) at the RCDE Stadium and becomes the fifth signing after Oliván, Joselu, Vinicius and Lecomte (there would be six if the purchase of vilhena). Formed in the lower categories of the DammExpósito passed through Cubelles, Vilanova and Gavà before emerging in the Deportivo and Eibar, with which he debuted in the First Division in 2019. Girona He had also been interested in his signing.
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The new blue and white reinforcement will train this Tuesday under the orders of Diego Martínez, who hopes to complete the squad with at least three more signings. A center back, a winger and a striker would be the main requests, waiting for the exits of the discards to materialize.
The Premier as an option
Hours before the announcement of the signing, the CEO Mao Ye valued the blue and white news in the classic act of Tribute to Dani Jarque, who died on August 8, 2009, just 13 years ago. The leader referred to RDT, the player who monopolizes all the spotlights perica.
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“There is no case Raúl de Tomás, he is a player who, like others, has come later. need more rhythm to reach the required level. It has given us a lot of performance and is a key piece. We start the season with Raúl. We believe that he can give us much more, “said the manager.
The striker has trained alone in recent weeks, but will soon return to work with the groupso his contest is not ruled out in the League debut against Celta. With a clause of 75 million, the club would accept an offer of more than 30, although no concrete proposal has arrived. The Premier It seems the only possible option.
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“Raúl is inside, but 20 market days left. There may always be chances that he will come out, although right now we have him,” insisted Mao, who asked tranquility to the fans. “Our idea is to finish the market with the best possible squad.”
The president confirmed the President Chen Yansheng’s upcoming trip to Barcelona. “The foreseeable thing is that it will take place at the end of the month.” In China, however, there are still restrictions due to covid. “Assume you have to do 10 days of quarantine back, but the unpredictable part is the flights. If there are positive cases, between 5 or 10, they can cancel the third flight. It is something that you must solve before and be sure that you can return to your country,” he concluded.