Villarreal have spent big this week, securing the signings of Luiz Junior and Thierro Barry from Famalicao and FC Basel respectively. They’re not done yet, and they’re about to close a deal for a new central defender.
Despite sanctioning Leny Yoro’s signing less than a week ago, Manchester United remain actively scouring the market for another centre-back addition. In truth, more than one new arrival in the position is necessary following the exits of Raphael Varane and Willy Kambwala.
Willy Kambwala has passed his Villareal medical and his exit from Manchester United has been agreed.
Villarreal have beaten out interest from a number of suitors to secure the signature of Manchester United defender Willy Kambwala. The 19-year-old defender turned down a renewal offer from the Red Devils to stay at the club and will be plying his trade in La Liga next season.
Willy Kambwala has today been unveiled as Villarreal’s newest recruit following his exit from Manchester United. The 19-year-old has departed Old Trafford after four years – three of which were spent in the youth setup before he was awarded his Premier League debut in December 2023.
Manchester United are closing in on their second first-team departure of the summer following Donny van de Beek’s move to Girona on Thursday. This time, it’s a deal that initially raised the eyebrows of the Old Trafford faithful after it was reported that Willy Kambwala would be leaving the club to join Villarreal on a permanent transfer.
Erik ten Hag is set to enter the 2024/2025 campaign with one fewer centre-halves at his disposal, as Willy Kambwala is closing in on a permanent move to
Manchester United are in the efforts of trimming down their squad ahead of the 2024/25 season to make necessary room for new signings. It now appears that the club are ready to offload their promising young defender, Willy Kambwala.
Manchester United defender Willy Kambwala is set to be sold to Villarreal after clubs reached an agreement on the transfer. The 19-year-old Kambwala is said to have been hesitant to leave until manager Erik ten Hag told him he would be well down pecking order of the centre-backs at the club.
Probably the most important area that Villarreal needed to address this summer was in central defence. 65 goals were conceded by the Yellow Submarine in La Liga last season – a number that is completely unsustainable if they are to compete at the business end of the table going forward.
Manchester United may be forced into selling one of their brighter young talents this summer, after failing to agree a new deal with Willy Kambwala. The 19-yeasr-old central defender has turned down their latest offer.
Manchester United youngster Willy Kambwala has reportedly rejected an offer to extend his contract. The 19-year-old, who is a homegrown player, is under contract at United until 2025.
Manchester United’s 2023/24 for most parts, is one to forget for almost everyone involved at first-team level. But it was a memorable campaign for some players and Willy Kambwala falls into that category.
Manchester United face Newcastle in the final home game of the 2023/24 season. Erik ten Hag will hope it’s not his final outing at Old Trafford as United manager when his players take to the pitch on Wednesday night.
Willy Kambwala returned from injury as Manchester United suffered a 14th league defeat to Arsenal on Sunday. The French defender came off the bench to replace Jonny Evans in the 75th minute of the 1-0 loss.
Manchester United rescued themselves from a downfall they once again orchestrated as they squeezed through to the FA Cup final with a penalty shootout victory over Championship side Coventry City in a FA Cup classic.
Manchester United will look to set aside their Premier League woes when they take on Championship side Coventry City in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday, April 21 2024.
Manchester United are already thinking about opening contract talks with Willy Kambwala. The young defender has impressed when called upon this season, with a stellar performance on his first start for the club against title-chasing Liverpool.
Gary Neville has again reiterated his belief that Manchester United cannot blame their dismal performances on the lack of players available. The Reds are fresh off the back of a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, which was undoubtedly a case of one point gained rather than two dropped, as the home side were relentless in their dominance.
Manchester United produced another desperate display as they came away with a fortunate 2-2 draw from their south coast trip to Bournemouth. Open in midfield, vulnerable in defence and toothless in attack, it seems this season cannot end quickly enough for Erik ten Hag’s men.
Willy Kambwala has received plaudits across the board for his impressive showings during his breakthrough season with Manchester United. The young Frenchman has been called upon to deputise this season amidst the ongoing, debilitating injury crisis at Old Trafford.
Manchester United are keen to tie down Willy Kambwala’s long-term future to the club by tabling a bumper contract offer. The 19-year-old is fresh off the back of making just his second senior start for the Reds when he was deployed from the offset against then-league leaders Liverpool last Sunday.
In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Willy Kambwala has reportedly found himself on Napoli’s summer shortlist. The reigning Serie A champions are yet to find a suitable successor for highly-rated talent Kim Min-jae, who left the club on a £43 million – his release clause – move to Bayern Munich in July 2023.
Manchester United defender Willy Kambwala played a key role during the team’s draw with Liverpool at the weekend. The youngster was called into the starting line-up to face a title chasing Liverpool side and he stood up their best attacking players like a seasoned professional.
Manchester United drew 2-2 with arch-rivals Liverpool in a pulsating encounter at Old Trafford, with stunning goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo in between strikes from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah for the away side.
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