Espanyol Caught Between Cash and Form
Relief arrived for RCD Espanyol after a crucial victory at El Sadar, where goals from Carlos Romero and Kike García finally ended the club’s difficult run and mathematically secured survival in La Liga. Yet behind the celebrations, a complicated financial trigger immediately came into effect. Under a contract tied to Roberto Fernández, the club must now pay an additional €1.55 million this summer to acquire another 12.5 percent of the striker’s rights from a Portuguese side. Should Espanyol remain in the top flight again next season, the same payment will be activated once more. Within the pressure surrounding Cricket Exchange moments late in the campaign,…
