Super Eagles star blocked Mariano Diaz’s exit from Real Madrid

The Dominican Republic attacker will proceed on the Spanish champions in the intervening time regardless of being deemed surplus to requirement

Samuel Chukwueze’s failure to depart Villarreal has been recognized as why Mariano Diaz couldn’t full his transfer away from Actual Madrid this summer time.

After turning into a perpetual bench hotter in Madrid, Diaz was near sealing a transfer to Villarreal.

In line with Relevo (by way of Bernabeu Digital), Diaz and Villarreal had agreed on the phrases of the switch earlier than it collapsed due to Chukwueze.

Villarreal had recognized Diaz as the proper substitute for Chukwueze, who was on the verge of becoming a member of Everton.

Chukwueze, as per experiences, had agreed to a mortgage swap to the English Premier League membership, which might be made everlasting for €45 million on the finish of the marketing campaign.

However the deal did not materialise on switch deadline day, as Everton as an alternative opted to make Manchester United midfielder James Garner their eighth signing of the summer time.

With Chukwueze staying again at Villarreal, Diaz is pressured to stay on the Santiago Bernabeu till a minimum of the winter switch window. The attacker’s contract with Actual Madrid expires on the finish of the season.