Raúl de Tomás surpasses Matías Vargas as the most expensive signing of Espanyol

The blue and white club pays 20 million euros to the charity for the forward raised in the quarry of Real Madrid.

Espanyol is willing to do everything in order to avoid the descent. Just a few months after throwing the house through the window with the signing of Matías Vargas, so far the most expensive player in its history, with a cost of 10 million euros for 80% of his federative rights, has decided to redouble his bet paying 20 million for Raúl de Tomás. The forward, formed in the lower categories of Real Madrid, is the great hope to give the team the goal that he has missed so much in the first half of the season.

The blue and white club has made official the signing of a footballer who had already been playing with some force for a few days. Although his offensive performance has experienced a slight downturn in the ranks of Benfica, which has been his last club so far, the numbers he signed throughout his time at Rayo Vallecano endorse him amply to hit Espanyol.

De Tomás will sign a contract that will last until June 30, 2026 and reaches Espanyol after passing through the ranks of, in addition to Benfica and Rayo Vallecano, Córdoba and Valladolid.

Although he trained at La Fábrica, he only played an official match with the first Real Madrid team. It was in the Copa del Rey and, interestingly, in Cornellà-El Prat, in the 2014-15 season, although his rival was Cornellà. The numbers speak very clearly of what is expected of him. So far, he has scored 14 goals in First and 51 in Second.