Deulofeu will be loyal to Udinese until 2026

An old acquaintance from the city of Barcelona how about Gerard Deulofeu seems to have seen a place north of Italy. And it was him Udinese was made official this Wednesday renewal of the Catalan winger for two seasonsso ‘Deulo’ can be associated with black and white until 2026 and he could serve five years at the Friuli club, his longest stay.

gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, ‘c:twitterwi-wUmBnnKy’, function () {
var x = document.createElement(‘script’);
x.setAttribute(“type”,”text/javascript”);
x.setAttribute(“src”, “//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”);
x.setAttribute(“charset”, “utf-8”);
$(“.twitter-tweet”).closest( “span” ).append(x);
});

The signing represents a boost of confidence for Deulofeu, who is recovering a new knee injury he suffered in mid-January, in a match against Sampdoria where he reappeared after two months in the dry dock. In this new contract, the main aim of the man from Riudarenes is to regain his form when he was one of the most outstanding in A series 2021-22 (13 goals and 5 assists).

“I’m very happy. Experience has taught me that I have to be happy where I am, and here I am”, he explained after signing the extension. “I want to be the symbol of the club, fight for the captain’s armband. Many champions have passed through this and if I have renewed myself it is because I hope to be like them. If I can’t set an example on the pitch, I will give everything from outside to help the boys”, highlighted the former Barça youth squad.

Deulofeu (29 years old), who scored three goals and provided seven assists before being injured, assures that he is recovering in the best conditions: “I feel good, my body is responding to the rehabilitation. I cannot give a date of returning, but I am working hard to play again as soon as possible,” he said in statements to the club Udine.