Villarreal boss, Quique Setien has resigned to fate and admitted the imminent departure of Nigerian international striker, Samuel Chukwueze in the forthcoming summer transfer window.
The 24-year-old Chukwueze helped Villarreal to a fifth-place finish this season as the Yellow Submarines secured a spot for next season’s Europa League . He personally had six goals to his credits plus five assists in the la Liga and has an impressive 13 goals across all competitions during this season.
Both Chukwueze and his African compatriot, Senegal’s international striker Nicholas Jackson have been subject of intense transfer speculations for a while and Setien has hinted that there is a growing possibility that the duo may depart this summer.
Setien admitted that Pressed both Jackson or Chukwueze Diario may end up leaving next summer though in an interview by Spanish news outlet, Diario AS.
“Now what I think about the most is them, the people. Jackson has helped us tremendously. He has been decisive. We have a lot to thank him for. Now he will have to decide about his future. We would love for him to stay, but we admit that he could leave, because everyone wants to grow,” he told Diario AS.
“If Jackson is not there, then there will be someone else, and we will work with him with the same enthusiasm. This is also the fate of this club, having to transfer players you have enjoyed.”
Jackson reportedly spent a large part of the campaign injured but finished the season on an exceptional run of nine goals in eight games, proving almost unstoppable for rival defences. He was on the verge of a Bournemouth in January but failed a medical and ended up staying.
Equally Chukwueze has previously been linked with move elsewhere amid reported interest from a host of English Premier league sides including Aston Villa, Newcastle and West Ham
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