Villarreal are going after Umar Sadiq. The Yellow Submarine presented an official offer to Almeria for the Nigerian attacker, but it is lower than the figure they were hoping for in Andalusia, writes Madridian AS. The returnee in La Liga put a price of 30 million euros to let the player go and are ready to sell the team’s top scorer. Villarreal will try playing hardball with a lower figure and are now waiting for Almeria’s answer.If it is a negative one, the first offer of the 2020/2021 season Europa League winner will hardly be the last, because Umar Sadiq is Unai Emery’s great wish. The Spanish strategist likes the Nigerian very much and sees him as one of the main targets in the summer transfer window.There’s no €25m bid for Umar Sadiq from Borussia Dortmund, despite last rumours. Villarreal are the favourites in the race to sign Sadiq as priority. 🚨🇳🇬 #transfersNegotiations with continue but BVB have not opened official talks, as of now. pic.twitter.com/lliZZRcovq— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 4, 2022 The Andalusians have come to terms with the fact that Sadiq will leave the club; it is crystal clear to them that they do not have the luxury of refusing an offer of close to 30 million euros. Coach Rubi said it loud and clear a few days ago for Diario Almeria. Now it’s all up to Villarreal and the negotiating skills of their emissaries. Almeria will not make a problem for the Nigerian, they are aware that it would be a move to a higher level, but they want to be compensated to the extent that they planned at the beginning of the summer.Umar Sadiq scored 38 goals in two seasons in the Spanish second tier, set up another 19 and led Almeria to the Primera Division. The club is convinced that Sadiq’s numbers will be even “crazier” in the elite ranks, and obviously they think the same at Madrigal Stadium. Unai Emery is eager to get the Nigerian striker, but there is serious competition for his signature in Sevilla.##NAJAVA_MECA_6542023##It was also mentioned that Borussia Dortmund could go after Sadiq and pay what the returnee to La Liga demands, because the big question is when Sebastian Haller, who was diagnosed with a malignant tumor, will return to the field.In parallel with the attempt to sign Sadiq, the Yellow Submarine is also working on parting ways with Paco Alcacer and Senegalese Boulaye Dia, whom Unai Emery does not count on. With their departures, as well as the potential transfer of Arnaut Danjuma, Villarreal would relieve the budget and all the preconditions would be created for the arrival of Umar Sadiq, Edinson Cavani, and Giovanni Lo Celso, who are at the top of their priorities.
