midfielder Edu Exposito affirmed this Tuesday, during his presentation as a new Espanyol footballer at the RCDE Stadiumthat despite the interest of other teams, starting with Girona, he wanted to “arrive here and wear the club’s shirt”.
The player, who signs until June 30, 2027, He was very pleased to start this new stage at the RCDE Stadium: “I am very happy to defend this badge and this shirt, and I look forward to Saturday (referring to the match against Celta) to start LaLiga”.
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Asked about the negotiations on his future, Edu Expósito wanted to “thank” all the teams interested in him. In this sense, the Catalan revealed that he has been “very close” to Girona, but he insisted that when he learned of Espanyol’s interest there was “nothing else”. “I wanted to get here,” he added.
????️ @EduExposito: “I can play both 8 and 10 although I will always adapt to what the team needs”#RCDE | #EduExpositoPerico pic.twitter.com/ZWxgqXoyak
— RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDEspanyol) August 9, 2022
Edu Expósito, on the other hand, commented that he feels comfortable “both eight and ten.” His priority, he added, is to help the coach in any way. Furthermore, he showed excited to learn alongside Sergi Darder: “The quality that he possesses is found by few footballers in LaLiga.”
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Finally, the new Espanyol footballer highlighted the role of the Eibar coach, Jose Luis Mendilibar in his professional career. The Blue and Whites asserted that the coach has provided “what is necessary to continue in professional football”, since he “taught him and helped him achieve many things that he did not have”.
????️ @EduExposito: “When he called me #RCDEI quickly communicated that I wanted to wear this shirt”#EduExpósitoPerico
— RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDEspanyol) August 9, 2022
the sports director, Sunday Catoira, extolled the virtues of the player, in addition to his “implication” to close the signing: “He comes to strengthen the area in the center of the field, where we want to be very strong. differential thingscapacity for organization, association and arrival from the second line”. The leader stressed again that they have not yet received no offer for De Tomas.