RCD Mallorca manager Javier Aguirre was in a good mood on Sunday evening, after a late Sergi Darder goal secured a point for his side against Almeria, and ultimately, survival, as Cadiz failed to beat Las Palmas.
Real Mallorca fans will be nursing a few sore heads today after securing their spot in the Copa del Rey final, following victory on penalties over Real Sociedad.
In order to give themselves the best chance of keeping pace with Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table, Girona are targeting multiple signings during the winter transfer window.
During the summer, Barcelona were on the lookout for two new midfielders – a new pivot (to replace Sergio Busquets) and another more creative option. Oriol Romeu was signed to be the new defensive midfielder, but they failed to bring in the latter.
Real Mallorca forward Vedat Muriqi has stated that he believes that summer signing Sergi Darder will give him more assists than the departed Kang-In Lee.
Barcelona were in the market for multiple midfielders during the summer transfer window. They ended up signing Ilkay Gundogan and Oriol Romeu from Manchester City and Girona respectively, although they did try to sign others.
Former Espanyol captain and Real Mallorca star Sergi Darder has spoken openly again about his mental health struggles during his time with Los Pericos, admitting that he cried every day.
In the inevitable post-mortem that follows relegation, it would have needed a compelling case to include Sergi Darder among Espanyol’s issues last season. An unintentional soloist on a sinking ship, the context surrounding Darder – as impressive as he made it look – wasn’t the way anyone intended it to be.
Real Mallorca have tied up what for many will be one of the signings of the summer in Spain, bringing Sergi Darder in from Espanyol. The 29-year-old has signed a five-year deal with Mallorca, which will see him play out the best remaining years of his career on the island.
Sergi Darder’s future has been the subject of speculation for much of the summer transfer window, with the Espanyol talisman having been expected to leave the club following their relegation from LaLiga.
After weeks of speculation over his Espanyol future, Sergi Darder now looks set to depart the Catalan club in the next couple of weeks. This is because Mallorca have all-but completed a deal to sign Darder, with Espanyol set to receive €7.5m as part of his transfer to the Balearic side.
Espanyol captain Sergi Darder remains Perico for the time being, but fans will perhaps only be able to think about Darder playing for them in Segunda next week.
Espanyol captain Sergi Darder remains one of the potential steals of the transfer window in Spain, but no side has pushed the boat out sufficiently so far it seems.
Espanyol captain Sergi Darder is the subject of much speculation, and it appears most clubs that feel like they could potentially attract him, will sound out the 29-year-old.
Espanyol are facing once again starting a new project after a second relegation in four years. Having retained much of their side during their first relegation, it remains to be seen whether they will be able to so again.
As teams prepare for their summer business, few midfielders look quite as much as a bargain as Sergi Darder. The Espanyol captain has been relegated with Los Pericos, but that is in spite of his super-human efforts to keep them up, at times winning them points on his own.
Espanyol captain Sergi Darder has rallied teammates after defeat at home to Barcelona. The loss leaves the Catalans fighting against relegation. Darder said: "There are four games left, four finals, and we have to die for this shield, not in words but in deeds.
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