Overview

• Multiple outlets, including Fabrizio Romano, report negotiations are advanced between Palace and Villarreal for the 22-year-old Spain international.
• The Athletic, via 101GreatGoals, reports Pino is set for a Palace medical on Thursday and a five-year contract in a deal worth more than £21.5m, which remains unconfirmed.
• Fee projections in the media diverge sharply, with figures reported around €50m, €30m and just over £21.5m, far below Pino’s €80m release clause.
• Palace recently brought in roughly €70m from Eberechi Eze’s move to Arsenal and are targeting Pino to add creativity out wide.
• A sale would mark Villarreal’s third major outgoing of the summer after Alex Baena (€42m) and Thierno Barry (€30m), with Pino’s valuation shaped by his ACL recovery and recent return to form.