After a wave of victories in Mallorca, the Spaniards' path to the title became twisted and they had to pin their title hopes on a victory in the next round. At a crucial time in their preparations for the title sprint, Espanyol completed a key transfer, successfully buying out the contract of senior winger Dimata for a fee of €2.2 million, the news of which was announced by the De Transfer Platform.
In the winter transfer window this season, the Spaniards loaned Di Mata from Anderlecht with the aim of strengthening the team's forward line and finding a right-hand man for De Tomas. Di Mata's arrival was originally intended to bolster the team's attacking and defensive capabilities up front.
However, Di Mata did not show the expected strength in the game. In the process of the team's successive victories, five consecutive victories and scored 16 goals, Di Mata only scored 1 goal, and once became the object of questioning of the Spaniard fans. Even the Spanish media As newspaper published an article criticizing Di Mata, that he and his teammates are not good with each other, mistakes are frequent.
However, Di Mata eventually earned the trust of manager Moreno. Together with De Tomas, Puado and Embarba, the front four gave Di Mata his breakout period.
In the just-concluded round of the league, the Spaniards beat their opponents by a score of 4-1, and Di Mata's performance was crazy, scoring 2 goals and sending 1 assist to lead the team to victory. It is worth mentioning that Di Matta scored in the first 10 seconds of the game, setting a record for the fastest goal in the 121-year history of the Spaniards, and the 4,000th goal in the team's league history.
Since joining the Spaniards, Di Mata has scored 5 goals and 1 assist for the team in Liga B. His overall performance is not bad. According to the German transfer information, the Spaniards have bought out Di Mata's lease contract in advance, and formally included him in the team's lineup. Next season, Di Mata will continue to play for the Spaniards in La Liga. According to the current situation, he will continue to be trusted and reused by the manager Moreno, and become the team's main candidate to play a key role in the front field.
