Raúl de Tomás has been training for fourteen days at the Espanyol concentration in Marbella. In that time, the player from Madrid, who had a few more days off due to his call-up with the Spanish team, has been carrying out a specific preparation plan, outside the group. He did not play in the friendly against Lille either, in which he did appear on the squad list, and his participation against Balompédica Linense, today at 11:00 am, is unknown.
With two and a half weeks to go until the league starts and five to close the transfer market, the situation of Raúl de Tomás remains a mystery. With a contract until 2026 and a termination clause of 75 million euros, the club denies that there is any offer, and if it does, anyone who is interested must pay the full amount.
The situation of the striker lives a tense calm. He himself came to confess last June in Rac1 that “this is a game. People must understand that the transfer markets are like that, and even more so if a player has stood out during the year. Maybe the club is interested in making money with me, maybe I'm interested in staying, maybe I'm interested in leaving…”.
These statements are complemented by the poker face of Mao Ye and Domingo Catoira every time they are asked about their pupil. Nobody denies that a succulent sale would be positive, nor is it stated that there is an interest in transferring it.
Meanwhile, the player still does not appear on the pitch without any known injury. And the rumors keep growing. The last one, denied by all parties, pointed to Bayern Munich. In any case there are not many teams that are in a position to take over their services. If anything, the almighty Premier and the greats of the most powerful leagues on the continent. In Spain, Atlético and Sevilla, who already showed interest when he signed for Espanyol.
