Darida spent more than nine years in Germany. He played for Freiburg for the first time, in the summer of 2015 he moved to Hertha Berlin, where he worked until the end of this autumn season. Now he will know a new league, the 32-year-old hardworking midfielder will sign for two and a half years with the Greek Aris Thessaloniki, where he will meet the Czech stopper Jakub Brabec.
The player, who ended his international career after last year’s European Championship, has had multiple offers. Pilsen, for example, wanted him back, but Darida decided for a different challenge abroad.
After thirteen rounds, Aris is in sixth place in the Greek championship. The Czech midfielder’s first match in the new shirt could come soon, because Aris will already play at Levadiakos on December 21st.
In the Bundesliga, Darida made a total of 224 starts and scored 22 goals. According to information from the German magazine Kicker, Hertha continues to reduce staff and does not renew expensive contracts. He did not offer Darida a new contract. A photo of Darida with the president of Arisu, Theodoros Karypidis, has already appeared on social media.
