“I could not be happier with this renovation”
MADRID, 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The footballer Raúl Albiol has renewed with Villarreal CF until June 30, 2023 and will remain active until he is 37 years old, after both parties agreed to an extension of a contract that was coming to an end in a footballer with a lot of presence this season in the playing fields.
“Raúl Albiol and Villarreal have renewed the contract that unites the Vilamarxant footballer with the yellow club until June 30, 2023, so the Valencian central defender, who ended his relationship with the club at the end of this season,” the club announced.
The international center-back arrived at Villarreal in the 2019/20 season from Naples and claims to be “very happy” with this renewal. “I have to continue working to do my best for the fans and for the club. I can’t be happier,” he acknowledged.
“I have to go step by step and season by season. It all depends on my performance and my work, but both my family and I are very happy to continue here. Now, we must focus on this season, we still have a lot to do. “he commented on the immediate future.
In addition, he remembers the ovation that his fans gave him in Belfast, despite losing the 2021 European Super Cup on penalties against Chelsea. “It was very emotional for me. I’m not used to having my name called in the stadiums. The hours afterwards were very hard for all the effort that my teammates had made, so I only have words of thanks,” he said.
On the other hand, the best moment was winning the Europa League. “The happiest moment was being able to lift the Europa League cup with Mario and see our families and many other people in the stadium supporting us and suffering with us after the difficult moments that we had all gone through due to the pandemic,” he said.
Raúl Albiol has played 98 official matches with Villarreal –79 in LaLiga Santander, 11 in the Europa League, 4 in the Champions League, 3 in the Copa del Rey and 1 in the European Super Cup – and is two games away from become a centenary with the ‘Yellow Submarine’.
Currently, the center-back is one of the leaders of the grogueta defense and was champion of the Europa League in Gdansk. In addition, the Valencian footballer once again received the call from the Spanish team as a Villarreal footballer.