In January 2022, Espanyol has completed all of the matches of the month, starting with a 1-1 regular draw at Pomferradina in the third round of the Copa del Rey, until losing 1-4 to Real Betis in the 22nd round of La Liga, suffering a double-line avalanche, with no wins in La Liga and the Copa del Rey, winning five consecutive games in January, 1-1 (penalty 3-1) Pomferradina in the third round of the Copa del Rey, 1-2 Elche in the 20th round of La Liga, 1-2 Mallorca in the Copa del Rey 1/8 final, La Liga 2-2 Cádiz in the 21st round, Real Betis in the 22nd round in La Liga.
Faced with an avalanche, Espanyol fell out of the top ten of La Liga to finish 13th in La Liga with 27 points, while the Copa del Rey stopped in the quarter-finals. The team's record has declined, and the days in the winter window will not be good, and now on January 25, espanyol is facing the risk of a number of player transfers, the team's historical king De Thomas may join Arsenal, the 27-year-old De Thomas is in hot form, this season for the team in all competitions scored 12 goals and assisted 2 times, becoming the Spaniard's home scorer, but also the first-class la Liga shooter, ranking second in the La Liga top scorer list with 12 goals, Benzema leading the top scorer list with 17 goals.
According to the report from the Spanish media "As", Arsenal are eager to bring in De Thomas, the media said that Arsenal is basically unable to sign serie A super talented goalscorer Vlahović, instead considering the introduction of De Thomas, he is Arsenal manager Arteta's favorite player, the Spaniard side already knows Arsenal's interest, the two sides may start negotiations. De Thomas joined Espanyol from Benfica in January 2020 for a transfer fee of 22.5 million euros, becoming the spaniard's all-time champion, and his contract with Espanyol expired in June 2026, and today the "German transfer" is worth 15 million euros. According to the media, De Thomas's liquidated damages are as high as 70 million euros, and the Spaniard has the right to transfer.
In addition to De Thomas or will transfer away, Wu Lei also has a high probability of transfer away, he has been beaten into the "cold palace" in Espanyol, recently in La Liga 7 consecutive rounds of games can not get time to play, coach Vicente Moreno has basically no longer trusted Wu Lei, the Copa del Rey can only play in the final stage of the game, can be called the Spaniard's "last striker", for the team is dispensable, Wu Lei will be forced to transfer to leave, only in this way can play the game to regain a new life.
According to the information of "German transfer", Wu Lei's next home has also emerged, which is the downstream team of La Liga, Alaves, emphasizing that Wu Lei's transfer to Alaves is a potential deal. Before Wu Lei returned to the national team this time, he had a video conversation with Wu Xi, who asked Wu Lei for the jersey of the end game, during which the Spaniard intermittently said the words "Allah..." before changing his speech to a jersey. Spain's four stations also confirmed that Wu Lei or will join Alaves, and even believe that the two sides are close to signing a contract. All indications show that Wu Lei will most likely switch to Alaves, may be a whistle signing, in February is expected to represent Alaves to play La Liga, Alaves Club is currently ranked 19th in La Liga, the relegation situation is grim, currently only 17 points, Wu Lei will have more opportunities to play in such a team.