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Villarreal and Jonathan de Guzmán: The Final Hours

Where are you, de Guzmán or Verdú?

We're down to the last 24 hours before the summer transfer window closes. And Villarreal still has not replaced playmaker Santi Cazorla. After our performances in Odense and at Camp Nou, you would think something has to give.

Some of our erstwhile targets are now off the market:  Michael Bradley (Chievo), Albert Crusat (Wigan), Fernando Gago (Roma, loan), Diego Lugano (PSG), Bryan Ruiz (Fulham).

Check out our parent site for the latest transfer deadline rumors and news:

http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2011/8/30/2393372/transfer-deadline-day-2011-news-and-rumors-from-epl-serie-a-la-liga

But all is not lost: Jonathan de Guzmán and Joan Verdú are still out there. Mallorca and Espanyol, respectively, would be scrambling to find a replacement at this stage, but that's not our problem. The Champions League and a top-four finish in La Liga are Villarreal's concerns.

The latest rumors below the fold:

Star-divide

Jonathan de Guzmán (Mallorca): He's leaving for 7.5 million, says one local source (h/t Bill Lumbergh). He won't go for less than 8 million (+2 million to the player), says the island club (h/t Bill Lumbergh). His agent is talking to our favorite source. The player says he wants to leave. Sr. Roig, unsurprisingly, is being coy (more on that article to come).

Joan Verdú (Espanyol): An offer is in for 4.5 million, says a Barcelona-based newspaper. That's reportedly a higher percentage profit than Dani Osvaldo's move to Roma (350%, I believe). The Espanyol brass is meeting to discuss the offer, but another big sale may alienate their fans.

Our Needs: Both an attacking midfielder and a defender. Frankly, our defense might be weaker than our ability to create chances going forward.

So I'm a bit worried that no defenders' names have been bandied about. Hopefully something is in the works. Else we may get hammered by the goalscorers in Group A: Mario Gómez; Sergio Agüero, Edin Dzeko; Edinson Cavani.

It should be an interesting 24 hours. Stay tuned for further updates.

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Mallorca and Villareal are waiting for the other guy to blink

Mallorca need to get as much cash as possible but Villarreal don’t want to pay the €8 million that would get De Guzman. What’s going on over there, anyway? Pedro León could be on his way back to Getafe and Atlético Madrid have managed to wrangle a loan for Diego while Villarreal have been quiet in the transfer market. Is Roig saving his money for a rainy day?

by Jiwonsi on Aug 31, 2011 12:06 AM CEST reply actions  

i'm surprised nothing is happening too

i figured once we qualified for Europe we’d try to close for de Guzman and maybe chase someone else as well. I certainly support fiscal responsibility but Valencia transformed Mata’s money into Piatti, Canales and had some left, we are still sitting on ours.
 And yes, Coates (see below) was one of my favorites. At least he’s going to a team I like.

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by Allen Dodson on Aug 31, 2011 2:55 AM CEST up reply actions  

Surprised

I’ve been away for 10 days and surprised to see on my return that this deal is still going to the wire. The club do not appear to have been very decisive in the market this summer.And can someone explain why we are signing Uche now if we don’t intend to play him until next season when he will be 28 years old. Surely we should be looking for younger talent.

by Kenez on Aug 31, 2011 11:40 AM CEST up reply actions  

Another of Allen's favorites

Uruguayan defender Coates to Liverpool:
http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2011/8/30/2394311/liverpool-transfer-news-rumours-2011-sebastian-coates/in/2157413

We spent that money on Zapata, oh well.

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by siempre_riquelme on Aug 31, 2011 12:14 AM CEST reply actions  

Hey guys

Apologies for taking the thread off-topic (obligatory on-point comment: as a Canadian, I’m bitter towards De Guzman; as a Toronto FC fan, if he’s anything like his brother, you’d be better off missing out.)

I happen to be in Villareal on September 14 and would love to go to the Bayern Munich game. The ticket buying process is, unfortunately, a bit of a mystery to me.

Do any of you guys have experience doing it? Any ideas on how to cut through things and ensure that I can get a pair for the game other than feeding the scalpers?

Many thanks.

Tyler

by Tyler Dellow on Aug 31, 2011 12:24 AM CEST reply actions  

tyler,

send me an email (maddi – at- villarrealusa.org)

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by maddi on Aug 31, 2011 1:52 AM CEST up reply actions  

€5M for Uche? €8M for De Guzman?

http://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/noticias/deportes/uche-puede-convertirse-hoy-en-nuevo-futbolista-del-villarreal_680946.html

If this is true it looks like we are overpaying for players as the deadline approaches, in my opinion. But hey, it happens.

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by Allen Dodson on Aug 31, 2011 5:27 AM CEST reply actions  

we've always liked uche

Tried to get him before he went to zaragoza. Fast and athletic for sure, but he’s a step down in quality from our current striking trio.

Reading between the lines, he’s a rossi/nilmar replacement. Particularly if we crash out of europe and thus one goes in january. epm said uche would go on loan immediately.

Let the speculation begin.

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by siempre_riquelme on Aug 31, 2011 6:42 AM CEST via mobile up reply actions  

Uche arrives and goes out to Granada.

Radio Aragon confirm this lunchtime the departure of Uche from Zaragoza to Villarreal.

http://www.marca.com/2011/08/31/futbol/equipos/granada/1314796157.html

by Kenez on Aug 31, 2011 3:34 PM CEST reply actions  

Ii could see him

as a Nilmar replacement, but not a Rossi replacement. If Rossi goes next year, we will need someone else for sure.

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by maddi on Aug 31, 2011 3:41 PM CEST up reply actions  

uche, really?

i don’t get it. why sign a 27 year old and put him on loan right away?

by Bill Lumbergh on Aug 31, 2011 3:58 PM CEST reply actions  

there are apparently

rumors that he could be on his way from villarreal to mallorca, re: de guzman. i dont know.

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by maddi on Aug 31, 2011 4:59 PM CEST up reply actions  

despite the news

that he is going to granada. dunno.

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by maddi on Aug 31, 2011 5:00 PM CEST up reply actions  

i think that is the gist of it

all i know is, if he is the only option, we have to buy him. verdu has fallen through. there do not appear to be any other available options.

does anyone know off the top of their heads if Villarreal have used up their non-EU quotient?

Wikipedia says that Ruben, Zapta, Perez, and Nilmar all are missing EU passports. Is that right?

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by maddi on Aug 31, 2011 5:40 PM CEST up reply actions  

and my question

about eu passports did nto have to do with uche or de guzman, but the slightest of slight hopes that we might get some additional defensive cover, perhaps from South America.

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by maddi on Aug 31, 2011 5:41 PM CEST up reply actions  

i don't think that's correct

Zapata played long enough in Italy to count as EU I thought

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by Allen Dodson on Aug 31, 2011 5:54 PM CEST up reply actions  

thats what i would think too

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by maddi on Aug 31, 2011 5:55 PM CEST up reply actions  

Must be wrong

By definition, since all of them are on the A team. Ruben has been here a while too. Nilmar and Perez surely are foreigners.

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by siempre_riquelme on Aug 31, 2011 6:03 PM CEST up reply actions  

Our squad for Lorca

http://villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=12275&idseccion=7&idmenu=90&idsubmenu=125

Porteros: Diego López y César.
Defensas: Mario, Mano, Carlos Tomás, Gonzalo, Musacchio, Dervite, Joan Oriol, Catalá y Marchena.
Centrocampistas: Nico, Bruno, Marcos Gullón, Cani, Kike López, Wakaso, Borja Valero y Camuñas.
Delanteros: Nilmar, Marco Ruben y Gerard.

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by siempre_riquelme on Aug 31, 2011 6:21 PM CEST reply actions  

Walking wounded / internationals

Injured: Ángel, Senna.
Call-ups: Hernán Pérez (Paraguay), Rossi (Italy), Zapata (Colombia).

Not good to see Senna miss out. Hope it’s just precautionary…

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by siempre_riquelme on Aug 31, 2011 6:22 PM CEST up reply actions  

So he's giving up his share

Per the Kenez story, 8 million to Mallorca. 20% player’s share is renounced. Works for me. But how are we paying more for de Guzman than for Borja? Strange days, these.

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by siempre_riquelme on Aug 31, 2011 6:38 PM CEST reply actions  

remember that Borja came from West Brom

and they were pretty much viewing him as someone not central to their future plans.
Yeah, we are overpaying for De Guzman but he’s probably worth €6-6.5M anyway

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by Allen Dodson on Aug 31, 2011 7:24 PM CEST up reply actions  

will any1 think of

placing Bruno as LB if De Guzman is signed?
I know it sacrifies some toughness on the midfield but discounting Oriol only Bruno had played that position, I have not much confidence about Jose Catala and Wakaso yet

by GarryKan on Aug 31, 2011 7:20 PM CEST reply actions  

Bruno was so good in central midfield, I think not

though I wonder— if we move him to LB and he does well, would he get a callup for the national side at that position?

Might depend on if Senna plays or not. If Senna is out I think we have to have Bruno in the middle

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by Allen Dodson on Aug 31, 2011 7:25 PM CEST reply actions  

what I think is

when Oriol and Mario play together, they cannot provide much support on the flank, such as keeping pocession and sending good crosses, and even their defensive issues are not well done as well (at least atm), so putting Bruno in LB until Angel is back can prevent this problem

by GarryKan on Aug 31, 2011 7:53 PM CEST up reply actions  

My Russian chess-playing friend has a point :)

You want your best XI out there. And the midfield has not shown enough going forward at the moment. So what about Bruno at LB, Borja and de Guzman as CMs, and then Perez / Wakaso / Cani on the wings? Would add speed and flair.

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by siempre_riquelme on Aug 31, 2011 8:09 PM CEST up reply actions  

buddy I am just a loyal Villarreal supporter living in Hong Kong :)

by GarryKan on Aug 31, 2011 8:14 PM CEST up reply actions  

De Guzman is in Villarreal now

Balearics radio/TV reporting he is signing for Villarreal (everyone practice your Catalan)

Guillem Balague reporting it on twitter as well, thinks it is a great signing

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by Allen Dodson on Aug 31, 2011 7:32 PM CEST reply actions  

Confirmation now on Facebook

De Guzman signed for five seasons and to be presented on Friday.

by Kenez on Aug 31, 2011 9:17 PM CEST reply actions  

And same with Uche

Four years, to Granada this season.

Post to come shortly. For now, we can rejoice?

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by siempre_riquelme on Aug 31, 2011 9:18 PM CEST reply actions  

ok, now it ends up

having no Santi’s replacement, so just hope that Hernan Perez will explode his talent?
(no comment about Jordi Pablo as I never saw his performance, but Perez @ Copa America proved that he has the ability to step up in comparison)

by GarryKan on Aug 31, 2011 9:23 PM CEST reply actions  

i really hope

Perez can get some minutes. whether it’s been with Villarreal of the Paraguay national team, when I see this kid play I can tell that he has “the fire in the belly.” For some reason it seems like he ended up on Garrido’s shit list, i don’t know if that has to do with taking too long a vacation after Copa America ended?

by @alex on Aug 31, 2011 11:41 PM CEST up reply actions  

yeah i wondered about that too

but you know, Oriol was on that list most of last year and now he’s shown what he can do.
I really like Perez as well.

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by Allen Dodson on Sep 1, 2011 1:35 AM CEST up reply actions  

jdeguz Jonathan De Guzman

It’s official!! I now play for Villarreal! Vamos!
15 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/JdeGuz

by Bill Lumbergh on Aug 31, 2011 9:39 PM CEST reply actions  

the only villarreal player who has scored this season

by Bill Lumbergh on Aug 31, 2011 9:42 PM CEST reply actions  

my starting XI

 ————diego lopez————
mario-zapata-musacchio-oriol
-—————bruno—————-
-—cani——————-borja—-
-————de guzman————
-——nilmar———rossi———

by Bill Lumbergh on Aug 31, 2011 10:38 PM CEST reply actions  

I think I agree

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by maddi on Aug 31, 2011 10:44 PM CEST up reply actions  

I certainly do

I like the diamond, Borja is so much better on the wing.

Was hoping for one more player for this year but oh well. We at least have De Guzman, whom we really wanted, and we are setting the stage for next year (I imagine) with the Uche signing.

Will be interesting to see how our loanees—Montero, Uche—fare this year.

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by Allen Dodson on Sep 1, 2011 1:34 AM CEST up reply actions  

that is an awesome photo

Welcome, De Guzman

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by maddi on Aug 31, 2011 11:16 PM CEST up reply actions  

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