Chelsea defender Renato Veiga was strongly connected to a move to Spain, this transfer window, and after the interest of Atletico Madrid has faded, it seemed that that prospect was blurred. However, a new freer has emerged for the versatile young defender.
Allegedly, Atletico got so far that it made an offer in the reach of € 30-35 million for Veiga, but after the move from David Hancko to Saudi Arabia, they switched their attention to the Slovakse. Villarreal has now emerged as a new option for Veiga.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Villarreal has sent a formal offer to Chelsea for Veiga. So far, however, it is a shortage of the requirements of Chelsea, and Romano adds that an agreement between the two is 'difficult'. An offer has also been made to Veiga himself and it is described as a dream goal.
Villarreal expert Javi Mata has made the information from Romano a backup, but adds that the chances that a deal is closed are slim. The requirements of Chelsea have previously set at € 40 million for Veiga's services.
The yellow submarine will gladly bring in a form of reinforcements at the back. After he has already lost a veteran -central defender Logan Costa on a front cruciate ligament injury, Willy Kambwala is also excluded for the next four months. Marcelina Garcia Toral currently has four options that can play in the central defense; Veteran Juan Foyth, young signing sessions Rafa Marin and Santiago Mourino and Academy Defender Pau Navarro.
It seems that unless Chelsea drops their demands, Villarreal will have a tough job to convince them to sell. A factor that works to their advantage is time: if Chelsea wants to unload Veiga, they only have two weeks to do this before the end of the transfer window. Until now, no other party has met those requirements.