The Seville team wants the Espanyol captain and is willing to include one of their former players in an exchange that won’t cost any extra money, but Domingo Catoira isn’t sure if this is a good idea.
Monchi and Sampaoli both agree that a player like Sergi Darder would fit in well with the way Sevilla FC plays in the midfield. He is smart, skilled, and strong, and he is also the most important player in RCD Espanyol’s midfield. All the balls go through the feet of Artanenc, and his team plays differently without him.
That is the impact that the Sevilla FC sports director wants in midfield, and he wants to achieve it with Sergi Darder. The same player is willing to listen to the offer, which is good for the Sevillian team because in the past he tried to make it seem like he would leave RCDE Stadium. As for the operation, Monchi intends to sign the Espanyol captain with one of his castoffs.
An ex-Espanyol player is the key for Sevilla in their goal of signing Sergi Darder
The other side of the coin is also a midfielder with an Espanyol past, Joan Jordán. Even though we are talking about one of the best midfielders in the Sevilla team, Jorge Sampaoli has chosen him as one of his castoffs. Monchi agreed with the decision, and that is why the Gerundian will be the guarantee for the Darder operation.
What the Sevillista sports director offers is that the exchange will only be with the players’ passes. That is to say that there will be no excesses since both players’ prices are the same, 14 million euros. However, the Espanyol board does not agree since they want to get more money for the departure of their captain.
Sergi Darder pressures his exit from Espanyol, and that could be Sevilla’s key
Monchi knew that something like this would happen, so he came up with a backup plan to sign the former Olympique de Lyon player. If the Catalan team insists on wanting more money in addition to the pass of Joan Jordán, the Sevillista sports director will first convince Sergi Darder with an appealing contract so that he is the one who pressures his exit from Espanyol.
Inside the Perico club, they already know about their captain’s desire to leave. Instead of trying to change the player’s mind, they will invest efforts in getting a better offer where there is money involved. This way, it is proven that the return of Joan Jordán to RCDE Stadium is not something that Espanyol sincerely wants.