This weekend, the Spanish Copa del Rey quarter-finals are in full swing, with Espanyol away to Mallorca at 23:00 on January 15, with Espanyol aiming to reach the quarter-finals. Now in the winter window, the Spaniard has begun to carry out reinforcement work, and it is reported that it is aiming at AC Milan striker Castilejo, which is not good news for Wu Lei.
Espanyol has won the Spanish Copa del Rey 4 times in its history, the most recent one was in 2006, it has been 16 years, and now the team does not have any championship strength and confidence, up to the level of the top 8.
In the last three rounds of the Copa del Rey, espanyol's promotion process has been very thrilling, the last round was to rely on penalties to eliminate la Liga side Ponferradina. Espanyol then face a real test, starting with a 16-in-8 start against a La Liga side against Mallorca, and the two teams returned to La Liga from La Liga last season.
Currently Espanyol are 11th with 26 points in 20 rounds in La Liga, while Mallorca has 20 points in 20 rounds and is 15th, just three points ahead of the relegation zone, and the relegation pressure is greater than espanyol.
According to statistics, both teams have a great advantage in their respective home stadiums, winning more and losing less, espanyol has challenged Mallorca 8 times in the past 13 years, only 2 wins and 6 losses, completing the inferior, including the third round of La Liga this season, Espanyol lost 0-1 away to Mallorca.
Judging from the Performance of espanyol in the previous three rounds of the Copa del Rey, it is not difficult to eliminate Mallorca away, not to mention that only 1 of la Liga's 10 away games this season have been won.
The Spaniards are not willing to settle for the top ten in La Liga, the winter window has been opened and the club has begun to draw reinforcements. According to the Western media "World Sports Newspaper", the Spaniard is ready to sign a new striker, the target is AC Milan striker Castilejo, the player only started once this season for AC Milan, was recommended to La Liga teams.
In addition, Milan and team reporter Daniele Longo revealed that there is ongoing contact between Milan and espanyol, and they will try to find a solution for castilejo's deal.
For Wu Lei, the Spaniard wants to buy a new striker to make his position in the team more disadvantageous. Wu Lei has gone from a desire to score goals to a desire to play now, and wearing the bench in la Liga for five consecutive rounds is the best example, which is no longer within the employment plan of manager Moreno.
Once Castilejo joins, Wu Lei will have no chance to play, and it is really possible to be forced away. In fact, Wu Lei's winter window loan to play in other teams is also a good choice.