"It motivates me to be the most expensive player in the history of Espanyol"

• Raúl de Tomás. Exceeds Matías Vargas as the most expensive signing of Espanyol

Raúl de Tomás will not weigh the responsibility. The new Espanyol striker, the most expensive signing in the history of the club, is very clear. Over the past six months, as he confessed, he lost much of his essence as a player. Something that, in just a few hours as a new blue and white soccer player, he already feels he has recovered. He has signed a contract until June 30, 2026 and its cost is 20 million euros , which will be paid in a series of terms agreed with Benfica. Its termination clause was not officially disclosed. As Vice President Carlos García Pont pointed out, for "club policy." Perhaps, with the memory of the march of Borja Iglesias to Betis still very fresh in everyone's memory. What is clear is that much is expected of the former Rayo forward, formed in the lower categories of Real Madrid. And he, of course, is convinced that he will know how to live up to it.

«It motivates me to be the most expensive player in the history of Espanyol. It is a very important club, with a lot of history. It is something that fills me with responsibility and I will assume it, ”said the tip in his official presentation as a new blue and white player. «I know the responsibility I will have, and I accept it. In these months in Portugal I have not been well, I have lost things of my essence, but since I started talking to Espanyol I began to recover the enthusiasm and desire. I know that I will have a lot of weight in this team, and I don't mind assuming it, ”he said.

«Simply by being here, I have already regained my essence. What happened to lose it, are things that are happening, you have to live it. I prefer not to talk about the past. Everything that I lost in six months, I have recovered in one day », insisted a Raúl de Tomás who arrives at Espanyol to give him that goal that he has missed so much in this first half of the season. «I am very competitive, that is my great argument as a person. And with the situation the club has, even more. I like to fight for good things and get them, ”said the striker. That is why, as he said, he has signed such a long contract: «For me it is important to have a long contract, and for the club as well. My idea is to get great things here ».

Tamudo's example

From his point of view, in this sense, following in the wake of Raúl Tamudo, who also played for a few years in the Rayo, would be simply perfect. "Of course. Tamudo is a perfect example for any player, for any forward. I would love to do it just like he did. As a club, Espanyol is very familiar, like Rayo . My family is ahead of everything and I hope people feel me as part of their family, ”said a Raúl de Tomás who wanted to thank the bet of the blue and white entity for his person. "I am very grateful, I am grateful that the club in the situation where I was paying such a large amount for a player who was almost not active," he explained.

He knows very well that he has a great challenge ahead, however much he prefers not to name it. But first of all, he is convinced that Espanyol will succeed in his fight. « I don't want to talk about salvation, I prefer to talk about looking for a goal . If we go for it among all, surely we can achieve it. I would like to be a great character in this story. I think we're going to get it, ”he said. «We have five months ahead to achieve the goal. We all work to achieve the best for the club. In the end we will see the situations that occur with the people who are here, but we will leave the skin to get it, because the club and its people deserve it, ”added the technical secretary, Rufete.

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