Arnaut Danjuma to Villarreal, done deal and here we go! Total agreement for ?20m to Bournemouth. Contract also agreed until June 2026.
They've paid that money for a player from Championship, must really see something in him. He's mostly a LW and has scored 15 goals last season. Some quite nice finishes here tbh.
We'll see if he'll make a step to the next level but profile wise looks like he should fit in well with Gerard Moreno and another recent signing Boulaye Dia. OTOH they've send Fer Nino on loan to Mallorca. Good for him to get regular La Liga experience as probably wouldn't play much behind Moreno, Dia and Alcacer (I was expecting they could sell Paco after they've bought Dia and they still might but now it's a bit less likely).
GK: Asenjo, Rulli
RB: Gaspar, Pena
CB: Albiol, Pau Torres, Mandi, Foyth, Cuenca
LB: Pedraza, Estupinan, Moreno
DM: Capoue, Coquelin
CM: Parejo, Trigueros, Iborra
LW: Moi Gomez, Danjuma, Ontiveros
RW: Yeremi Pino, Chukwueze, Raba
ST: Moreno, Dia, Alcacer
A bit problematic is all midfielders are 30+. Well, Trigueros will turn 30 in October and Foyth has also played in midfield as well. They also have three LBs though Emery is using Estupinan (there were some rumours about him leaving) or Pedraza also as wingers.
We'll see if they'll bring more players. With Danjuma their net spent this summer will be around 45m but with CL money and CVC deal they can probably afford that so no need for a big sale of Pau Torres or Chukwueze (he's currently injured so don't know how much they'd get for him anyway).
I could also see likes of Cuenca, Ontiveros or Raba potentially going on loan and if they find a younger/better replacement maybe they could sell Coquelin but otherwise it looks like a pretty solid team to me.
) for a top 4 finish.
