Darderism has rope for a while. Espanyol announced the renewal of Sergi Darder until 2026. The 28-year-old Mallorcan midfielder still had one year left on his contract, but considered that the best decision was to stamp the signature now as a sign of his confidence in the new blue and white project.
“At all times I had the intention of continuing here, in my house. Nowhere will I be happier and I hope I can be not only these four years, but all my life. They have to kill me to leave, ”said the youth squad, a symbol for the fans for his tenacity and ambition, at the act of his renewal this Thursday in the RCDE President Room of the stadium.
Darder fully trusts Diego Martínez and the team he is shaping despite the fact that the first results do not support it. "The message I want to send is that I believe a lot in what is being done. The coach has a lot of ambition and that helps us think big. Espanyol has to fight to win practically every game", the player had expressed before in some statements released by the club.
After suffering from a slump in the relegation year, Darder is now in one of the sweetest moments of his career. Last season he was already one of the fittest footballers and in this season he wants to continue being the owner of the midfield.
At the event, the man from Artà was accompanied by the general director, Mao Ye, by the sports director, Domingo Catoira, and the president of the entity, Chen Yansheng, for the first time in Barcelona since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020.
The Chinese president went to the sports city in the morning to greet the squad, Diego Martínez and the rest of the coaching staff. There was also a handshake with Raúl de Tomás. The man from Madrid is one of the open fronts that Chen has before the market closes.
