Raúl de Tomás tried to leave Espanyol to avoid playing in the Second Division again, but his contractual conditions and the market situation turned those intentions into a chimera. Although even the Madrid striker changed his representative last week, his high salary (close to six million gross, 40% less this year) and the inflexibility of Espanyol (which invested 22.5 million for him) tipped the balance. RdT will remain blue and white at least until the winter window at least.
Raúl de Tomás will undoubtedly be the star of the category, the galactic of a Espanyol whose budget is practically double the second best. The forward, who will turn 26 on the 17th, will lead the parakeet team after having had a zigzagging career at Espanyol. He arrived in January for 22.5 million, which made him the most expensive signing in the history of the Parakeet club. An ‘all-in’ by the sporting director, Rufete, in every rule, with the aim of saving a category whose future was already looming black. Despite scoring four goals in just a month, after confinement knee discomfort prevented RdT from having regularity. The player broke his seven-month streak at Carlos Tartiere, when he scored two goals (one from a penalty) despite being a substitute.
Espanyol, and especially the coaching staff, fully trust the forward but hope that, with no market, his mind is one hundred percent on the team's mission this season, which is none other than moving up in the category. The forward signed a contract for six seasons at a rate of six million gross each year and a 40% reduction in the event of relegation. Its clause is 60 million.