Villarreal's Finances
by maddi on Mar 12, 2010 1:57 PM CET
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PrintTo follow up on the comments on the previous post, I wanted to put something up on Villarreal's current financial situation. As it states in the comments, Villarreal are allegedly in a lot of debt. This comes on the virtual heels of discussion in the press of a case of possible financial fraud by the board of directors.
I have spoken to a "source" (gracias, my friend! - pretty much all of this is his material, not mine) in Spain, and this is what I was able to gather. The truth in the matter is not a known quantity at the moment. Jose Manuel Llaneza was interviewed the other day on a local radio station, and indicated that the financial situation for the club was not great, but that the club was prepared for this. The route to avoid serious problems in all likelihood involves the sales of at least Giuseppe Rossi and Diego Lopez, and possibly more. But Llaneza did not doubt the ability of the club to stay in the Primera, and indicated that it was his belief that the club would be back in the Champions League in two years.
All in all, this doesn't tell us much about the actual seriousness of the situation. Spain in general is in very difficult economic times, and is currently suffering more than most other European countries. Spain relies heavily on the building/construction sector, which obviously has been in trouble. Many of Villarreal CF's sponsors are tile factories - another industry that is shaken by the recession and by its impact on construction projects.
There is good news though. However slowly it might be happening, the general consensus is that the US and World economies are beginning to improve. These changes will eventually trickle down, in the form of jobs and spending, and it will affect Spain. How long it will take to bring Spain up (and thus, Villarreal CF), though, is anyone's guess. Obviously, the sooner the better.
As to the player sales, I think we all believed that was going to happen anyway, at least as far as Rossi and Lopez go. Villarreal has an advantage that no other Primera side has when it comes to dealing with financial difficulties - and yes, many other clubs from smaller towns are going to be facing the same issues. Villarreal has a B team in the Segunda A division, meaning that a bevy of players are ready to step up and play on the first team when called. This will give Villarreal a window in which they can, without significant financial outlay, have the player-personnel to stay in the Primera and ride out the storm.
Although the media stories are frightening, I am not concerned at this point that something such as administration is a realistic possibility.
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lopez i think will go to manu. rossi juve for surly. and i think cazorla will leave too
by rahul on Mar 12, 2010 7:59 PM CET reply actions
da nilma & godin will b sold 2. vcf need to make 50 plus million in players sale 2 survive
4 da next season.
sad but true, da sub is sinking everyday
by jackson on Mar 12, 2010 8:35 PM CET reply actions
teh sub aint sinking its just teh financial situation, teh jobs r coming back again i hear it everyday. i think 1 more year n when it gets back to normal teh financial situation teh sub will rise again.
btw maddi is right we do have adequate replacements.
by rahul on Mar 13, 2010 8:28 PM CET up reply actions
Yes, we all knew that the sell-off was coming. I’d have preferred it last summer, but hopefully our players can shine at the World Cup and raise their value. Senna, Lopez, and Rossi are the most likely to go, in that order.
And per maddi’s point, I think Matilla, Juan Carlos, and Montero, respectively, are pretty adequate replacements. I was reasonably certain that the B team’s promotion would be the big Villarreal news of the year, at least after the Copa del Rey fiasco. It should be us, not Atletico, in that final…
by sidarth on Mar 12, 2010 10:13 PM CET reply actions
B team squad for Saturday’s game at Rayo:
GKs: Juan Carlos and Vicente Flor.
Ds: Mario, Kiko, Musacchio, Joan Oriol, Carlos Tomás, and Costa.
MFs: David Lázaro, Robert Flores, Marcos, Matilla, Hernán Pérez, Cristóbal, and Modrego.
Fs: Joan Tomás, Jefferson Montero, and Marco Ruben.
Musacchio and Ruben back with the B team; Catalá likely to be called up. C teamer Javier Modrego makes his first appearance with the filial.
by sidarth on Mar 12, 2010 10:20 PM CET reply actions
Hernan Perez to the World Cup? I’ll believe it when I see it:
"Dios quiera que me convoquen para el Mundial. Me han dicho que tengo muchas posibilidades y estoy muy ilusionado para demostrar lo que valgo y lo que puedo hacer".
After the unfortunate shooting, Salvador Cabanas may not be an option up front for Paraguay. However, I did not think Perez was anywhere near the next in line. Would be quite a treat to see him on the squad in South Africa.
by sidarth on Mar 12, 2010 10:24 PM CET reply actions
Regarding the finances : I remember reading a piece in 442 magazine a few months ago that highlighted clubs in debt in Europe, we were at number 11. I thought nothing of it. I assumed that it was manageable debt. Perhaps it isn’t but one thing I do know is that Guillem Balague is a sensationalist. He is the main authority on Spanish football in England and Ireland and he loves it. He has to provide for the British tabloid audience so everything has to be overhyped for them. I will only get worried when I hear it from Roig himself.
If we do have to sell I would let Lopez and one of Rossi/Nilmar go. We could get over 15 million for each of them. Senna I think will stay, he’s getting on and I think he will finish his career here and I’d love to see him do so.
Regarding Perez : It would be brilliant for him, he was a superb goalscorer for Paraguay’s under 20 team so his name is very highly thought of in Paraguay. It’s an outside shot but yeah it really would be fantastic for him. Have to admit I’m a little disappointed to see Musacchio head back to the B team, along with Matilla.
by Nick on Mar 13, 2010 2:18 PM CET reply actions
The 1st team squad for the match against Xerez .
Keepers: Diego López & Oliva.
Defenders: Ángel, Javi Venta, Capdevila, Marcano, Gonzalo, Godin & Catalá.
Midfield: Senna, Bruno, Ibagaza, Pires, Cani & Escudero.
Forwards: Rossi, Llorente & Nilmar.
Absent for accumulation of yellow cards is David Fuster,as expected Catalá is called up from the B team..
The choice of Catalá ahead of Kiko and Mateo is surprising as he was in the third team only a few weeks ago.Is it not better to have Mateo playing for the B team than warming the bench for the 1st team?
by Kenez on Mar 13, 2010 6:53 PM CET reply actions
Our match is on GolTV tomorrow at 12 noon Eastern Time (don’t forget to “spring forward” tonight). Of all of the games to air…
Also, Barcelona-Valencia at 2 pm Eastern Time on ESPN2. Should be a treat for the neutral, but for Valencia’s injury woes at center back.
by sidarth on Mar 14, 2010 12:50 AM CET up reply actions
RAYO 0-2 VILLARREAL B Match held up for 15 minutes because the floodlights failed.
by Kenez on Mar 13, 2010 8:01 PM CET reply actions
Full time RAYO 0-2 VILLARREAL B
0-1 Marco Ruben (p) (36’)
0-2 Cristóbal (80’)
First win for Paco Herrera since taking over from Garrido.
by Kenez on Mar 13, 2010 8:15 PM CET reply actions
Very nice. Game story from the club website here:
http://villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=9657&idseccion=53&idmenu=90&idsubmenu=125
by sidarth on Mar 13, 2010 8:46 PM CET up reply actions
Game story from Marca:
http://www.marca.com/2010/03/13/futbol/2adivision/1268509974.html
And I forgot that Rayo was Villarreal B’s ONLY home defeat of the year. Nice way to pay them back. Endavant filial!
by sidarth on Mar 13, 2010 9:10 PM CET up reply actions
like nick said teh debt thing is overhyped and wud only believe it when riog speaks about it himself. plus debt or not we r not a club who can afford a 11m euro signing and go on without selling our best players. im not too concerned about teh selling as with a good manager next season and our b team players performing so well we wud do well.
ruben, matilla, mateo, escudero, montero all r upto teh challenge and wud do well with teh 1st team. thank god again that we didnt sell ruben for peanuts to wigan. wud have turned out another valencia.
btw what happend to teh rumor about akinfeev and bringing him for about 2m euros or something.
by rahul on Mar 13, 2010 8:55 PM CET reply actions
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