Summer of reconstruction and a deep look at the market. The departures of Benzema, Asensio and, to a much lesser extent, Hazard and Mariano, force Madrid to make an effort to repopulate an attack in which, for the moment, Vinicius and Rodrygo are left alone, awaiting the arrival of Joselu and the plans that the club has with the return of Brahim. Kane and Havertz are the priorities to strengthen the lead, but more arrivals will be needed to rebuild the forward line. One of the players that Madrid is tracking for this task is Samu Chukwueze. As AS was able to learn, Real Madrid has asked Villarreal about the winger’s situation. The 24-year-old Nigerian ends his contract with Villarreal in 2024 and this is the summer for the club groguet can take advantage of a transfer that can be around 40 million euros…
The exhibition that starred Chukwueze a couple of months ago at the Bernabéu did not go unnoticed in the white offices. The Nigerian already scored a goal against Ancelotti’s team in the Cup match, but it was at the La Castellana Coliseum where he dazzled and left his mark. He made it 1-1 after a break in the area in which he left Nacho seated, certifying the victory grogueta in Chamartín (2-3) with a torpedo from outside the area unreachable for Courtois. A performance that they took note of on the main floor of Valdebebas.
The arrival of Chukwueze would trigger the competition on the right wing. In it has settled a Rodrygo versatile to adapt to any position. may come a 9 as Havertz that it is also capable of developing on that side. And it is pending to resolve the situation of Brahimwho in Milan has shone as a midfielder, but that position does not exist in the 4-3-3 that Ancelotti has been using.
Chukwueze’s clause, established in the renewal he signed at the end of 2019, is 80 million euros. But the proximity of the end of his contract will lower the price. Last summer Villarreal came to consider an offer made by Everton for 20 million. It was finally rejected. Now that bar has been raised. Chukwueze had been fading in Emery’s plans, but with the arrival of Setién in October his situation took a turn, he gained prominence and has given a great performance.
His numbers in Villarreal
Those of the Bernabéu were his last two goals of a season that has closed with 13 goals and 11 assists in 50 games (3,262 minutes). It has been, by far, his best campaign. He had never before reached double digits on any of those statistics. Its price, thus, can be around 40 million euros. That figure would equal Bakambu as the biggest transfer in the history of Villarreal. “I have a contract until 2024 and I hope not to be released. The Roigs have behaved very well with me. The correct thing is that I leave good money in this club ”, Chukwueze confessed last week in an interview in The country.
