ANDl Villarreal continues to consolidate key positions of his team. After announcing the renewal of Trigueros, the Groguet team has confirmed the Raúl Albiol’s contract extension for one more season. The Vilamarxant defender, who will turn 37 in September, will thus play his fourth season with the La Plana team.
After the agreement reached, Albiol will continue to wear yellow until June 2023. Age has not been an impediment since the footballer has shown an extraordinary level, both physical and football, since he arrived from Naples in the summer of 2019, being the leader of the yellow defense throughout these last seasons . That is why the footballer has been a fixture in Unai Emery’s schemes and a fundamental piece for the successes of the Plana team with which he has already added 98 games (all of them as a starter) and three goals.
His experience has led him to add almost 700 games (696) in the elite since he made his debut in the First Division with Valencia in the 2003/04 season. The “che” set itself, Getafe, Real Madrid, Naples, Villarreal and the Spanish team, to which he recently returned, can attest to that.
“Very happy” to continue in yellow
The footballer, who recently assured Marca that he dreams of lifting another title with the yellow team, showed his happiness for the agreement reached: “I am very happy to be able to continue one more season at Villarreal and with all the love I have received since first day. I have to continue working to do my best for the fans and for the club. I couldn’t be happier. ” In the same way, he highlighted the achievement of the Europa League, as his most emotional moment: “The happiest moment was being able to lift the Europa League cup with Mario and see our families and many other people in the stadium supporting us and suffering. with us after the difficult times that we had all gone through the pandemic. “
The happiest moment was being able to lift the Europa League cup with Mario and see our families and many other people in the stadium supporting us and suffering.
The renewal of the plant joins that of Manu Trigueros, since the agreement to extend the contract and clause of Yemery Pino will be announced in the coming days.
