Marcelino García Toral has wasted no time in making clear his vision to strengthen Villarreal's squad this winter. Although the first wish was quickly fulfilled with the arrival of Eric Bailly to strengthen the central defense, the Asturian coach does not stop there and continues to aim at consolidating other areas of the team. He wants a winger and a right-back.
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-An extreme
The loss of Yeremi Pino to injury has created an urgent need for a versatile winger who can use his striking power and diagonal ability to get off balance in space. The sports management is looking to fill this specific and important position in Marcelino's plan, who has had a difficult time getting the team up and running.
-Right side
Another priority on the coach's wish list is strengthening the right-back position, a position weakened by Juan Foyth's injury and the limited participation of Kiko Femenía, who is not performing as expected. The performance of youth player Adrià Altimira is not enough for Marcelino, who has clearly expressed the need for more options in this key position in his tactical plan.
Villarreal, who are also close to completing Ben Breretón Díaz's loan move to Sheffield, are looking for quality reinforcements to help them emerge from their poor LaLiga spell and win a new European title in the Europa League.