Espanyol's next match will kick off in the early hours of next Tuesday, returning home to Elche. Recently, espanyol officially announced that striker Badillo joined the La Liga team Malaga on loan, becoming the first person to transfer in the winter window of the team, and now the second player to transfer has surfaced, is Wu Lei's teammate Di Mata in the front, who has 0 goals and 0 assists in 14 games this season, and the Western media still praises his performance.
Di Mata joined Espanyol a year and a half later than Wu Lei, initially on loan, and last summer the Spaniard bought out the contract and paid 2.2 million euros to Di Mata's old club.
1.85 meters tall Di Mata, a center forward, is an ordinary player in Belgium, has not been selected for the national team, and after joining Espanyol, he has only had a few outstanding performances in La Liga, scoring 5 goals in 18 games, making manager Moreno start to weigh heavily.
Since the Return of Espanyol to La Liga this season, Di Mata's appearance has been higher than Wu Lei, and manager Moreno wants Di Mata to play on the bench first and then consider Wu Lei. Manager Moreno has good intentions, Di Mata has lived up to his trust, and has played very little role on the pitch, making 13 appearances in La Liga this season, with 0 goals and 0 assists, and 1 appearance in the Copa del Rey, still 0 goals and 0 assists.
In the third round of the Copa del Rey in the middle of this week, Di Mata came off the bench early in the second half, and his role was still limited, and after the game, the Western media "As" still praised him. The As newspaper believes Di Mata is known for protecting the ball, and in the match against Ponfirardina, he had one or two headers on goal, proving his dominance in the penalty area, and now about to spend a year at Espanyol, still looking for his best form.
It is worth mentioning that the newspaper "As" also stressed at the end of the article that Di Mata wants a longer opportunity to express himself, which has aroused the interest of various Bundesliga clubs.
This season, Di Mata did not score a goal, did not assist, the role on the field is limited, the Western media is still blowing wildly, and also broke the news that there are Bundesliga teams looking at Di Mata, which is also very rare.
According to statistics, Di Mata has more playing time than Wu Lei in Espanyol, more trusted by manager Moreno, and finally performed worse than Wu Lei, Wu Lei scored a goal and sent an assist in the Copa del Rey, Di Mata has not received anything so far this season, and the Spaniard has spent more than 2 million euros to bring in.