Overview

• Diario SPORT, relayed by Spanish outlets, says Barça are weighing payment of the 21-year-old’s €10 million release clause.
• The reported clause would see the fee split between Cádiz and Villarreal, with no club confirmation yet on the arrangement.
• Barcelona would look to acquire his rights and immediately loan him to a LaLiga team, a plan complicated by registration and salary-limit requirements.
• Everton, Real Betis and Real Sociedad have enquired about Eyong, while Real Oviedo and Levante are interested in a loan move.
• Eyong’s stock has risen after a preseason goal at Arsenal and starts in Villarreal’s first two league matches, featuring a goal against Real Oviedo and an assist versus Girona.