Last summer, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Gonçalo Guedes returned to Benfica on loan and this decision hasn’t worked out well for him. He’s been reduced to a substitute role so far this season and wants to leave the Eagles in the winter market.
Two days ago, Record reported the 27-year-old is seduced by the possibility of joining Villarreal this month.
Friday’s edition of AS states the Wolves owned player is the ‘chosen one’ by the La Liga side’s manager, Marcelino García Toral.
Ben Brereton Díaz is set to join Sheffield United on loan. This, coupled with Yéremi Pino’s serious injury, has seen the Spanish club look for an attacker in January. The coach knows the Wolves man very well as he managed him when the pair were at Valencia.
AS state Marcelino loves the Portugal international, who meets the profile he’s looking for in this window. The deal is complicated because Benfica have to cut short his loan deal.
Meanwhile, Cadena Ser state the Yellow Submarine manager ‘dreams’ of the 27-year-old, and he’s his priority target this month.
Ben Brereton Díaz’s impending exit is the first step to signing Guedes.
The former’s departure will lighten Villarreal’s wage bill, which would be needed to try to sign the Wolves owned attacker.
Although the deal isn’t easy to carry out, Villarreal are working on it.
An agreement has to be reached with Benfica, Gary O’Neil’s side and Guedes to conclude the transfer.
