Real Oviedo thanks to Santi Cazorla for ‘continuing to dream of us’ after the extension of the contract

Santi Cazorla will play for the true Oviedo for at least one more season, after having signed a one -year contract extension to “use the shirt of her life” in LaLiga.

Cazorla returned to Oviedo, the club he first joined as an eight-year-old boy, in 2023. After having wanted to play for free, it was agreed that Oviedo would pay him the minimum wage of € 91,000 per season, an investment that has already demonstrated an excellent value for money.

The old midfielder of Villarreal, Málaga and Arsenal scored in the second stage of the Oviedo semifinal with Almería in the Play-Offs of the Second Promotion. Cazorla then scored the equalizer from the place in the second stage of the final with Mirandes when Oviedo returned from 1-0 down to win 3-1 at night and 3-2 together after an extra time, ensuring the return of Oviedo to LaLiga after an absence of 24 years.

Now the 40-year-old will play for Oviedo in the highest category, and the club said in a statement: “The true Oviedo and Santi Cazorla have reached an agreement to extend the link of the Asturians during the 2025-26 season, so the Fonciello player will continue to use the shirt of his life on the return of his team to the first division.

“With this renewal, Santi Cazorla, symbol and emblem of oviedism, shows that dreams, when they are persecuted with the heart, are fulfilled. Carbayon midfielder, who returned to Oviedo two summers, when many did not expect, has been a key figure since his arrival, contributing experience and putting his passion and dedication in the service of a team and a city that saw the beginning of his life.

“In this way, the true Oviedo ensures the leadership of a footballer who represents the values of the club as few, both inside and outside the field.

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“Santi Cazorla will begin his third season after his return in the summer of 2023, accumulating five goals and five assists in 35 games played. Fans will once again enjoy their football, their commitment and magic in the year of the return to the elite. Because if there is someone who deserves to live this moment at home, it is him.

“Thank you for continuing believing, Santi. Thank you for continuing to dream of us.”

Oviedo’s first game in LaLiga will see them visiting the old Cazorla Villarreal club on August 15.