Edu Expósito: "I wanted to be at Espanyol, there's nothing else"

BARCELONA, 9 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The new RCD Espanyol player Edu Expósito assured that as soon as he arrived at SD Eibar, his previous club, the interest of the 'parrots' asked to be able to wear blue and white and said "there is nothing else" to the 'gunsmiths' directors, who accepted negotiate the transfer.

"When they told me about Espanyol I told them 'I want to wear this shirt'. As soon as they tell me that Espanyol can be a firm option, that's when I decide that I want to be here, that there is nothing else", he was honest in his presentation.

The 26-year-old from Cubelles, however, wanted to thank the rest of the clubs that wanted to sign him, as well as Eibar. "I want to thank all the clubs that were interested. There are negotiations between clubs, Eibar had to say their own, and I am grateful to them," he said.

Already a 'perico' player, he assured that he is ready to do whatever the coaching staff and the coach, Diego Martínez, ask of him. "I arrive with the desire to defend this shield, this shirt and to start LaLiga", he wielded.

The midfielder has just signed a "very good" year in LaLiga SmartBank with Eibar. "We stayed on the doorstep of promotion, but on a personal and collective level it has been a very good season. Thanks to that, I'm here now," he acknowledged.

In addition, he believes that Mendilibar, his coach at Eibar, resembles Diego Martínez. "Mendilibar has been a coach with whom I learned to defend, to press, to run with sacrifice and sense. That is something that is similar to what Diego Martínez will ask of us", he commented.

"My goal is for us to be a team, for us to be a pineapple, for us to row in the same direction. The club is making an effort, new people are arriving and we have to be a team. When we are, everything will be fine. If the team goes well, also the individual," he said about his goals.

He also celebrated being able to play alongside Sergi Darder and learn from the Balearic Islands. "I watch a lot of games and he is one of the midfielders that everyone wants to have on their team. He would be a starter in many of them. I like to learn from him, few midfielders have his quality," he said.