Sergi Darder is one of the players Barcelona are considering signing this summer as Barcelona try to find a short-term replacement for veteran captain Sergio Busquets. At the time, Dardel was playing for Espanyol and his performances in the Catalan side were so good that city rivals Barcelona wanted to sign him as well. Despite Barca's interest in him, Dardell did not end up joining Barcelona and instead moved to Mallorca.
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Towards the halfway point of the league, Dadel recently revealed his reasons for refusing to move to Barcelona in the summer window. The Spaniard hinted that his experience with Espanyol made it difficult for him to choose to join Barca. He told Catalan Le Monde Sport: "This summer, I have the possibility of moving to Barcelona, and it is really difficult to refuse such a big team. But when I calmed down and thought about it, my brain wouldn't allow me to do so, Barça are Espanyol's rivals. The midfielder added: "I didn't even think about a one per cent possibility!".I have a 0% chance of going to Barcelona!
Dardel revealed that he had to speak to several senior figures in the RCD Espanyol squad to consult whether he should move to Barcelona. I also spoke to a couple of big names in the Espanyol dressing room, I have a very deep affection for Espanyol and in the end I decided to turn down Barca!
After a long period of consideration about whether to move to Barcelona, Dardel turned down Barca's offer and joined Mallorca for a transfer fee of around 8 million euros. When asked about his move to Mallorca, he said: "I made a very clear decision to follow what I believe in. However, Daldel has not had a good time at Mallorca, who are going through a difficult period and have become one of the worst performing teams in La Liga, as they battle for relegation.
Barcelona, meanwhile, decided to chase Oriol Romeu this summer after missing out on Dardel. Despite the midfielder's recent poor form, it has been a low-cost signing that has paid off well so far. It is worth mentioning that Dadel and Wu Lei were both teammates and partners during their time at RCD Espanyol, and their joint goals were talked about by fans.
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