The Villarreal president discusses Aston Villa’s bid for Pau Torres and the rest of their summer transfer dealings in the latest Aston Villa news.
Villarreal president Fernando Roig has disputed rumors that Aston Villa paid an exorbitant amount for Pau Torres.
According to some sources, Villarreal earned a total of €100 million (£86.7 million) this summer from sales that included Torres to Villa and Nicolas Jackson to Chelsea. However, Roig has been quick to point out that this is not the case, with the data being “nowhere near” the stated total.
Torres joined Villa this summer, and manager Unai Emery made him a priority. He was said to have cost £35 million and has been a star player this season.
Roig told AS regarding his club’s summer sales: “We don’t sell, but there are times when the footballer’s path is to go out.” They came to buy this summer, and we received bids for players who wanted to leave and look for a better chance, which was advantageous to all sides.
“We have sold for a significant amount, but we have not earned anywhere near what is said. Villarreal has not earned 100 million euros.
“Villarreal has sold for a differential between what it has bought and what it has sold in these years of 69 million, and that is the reality. Everything that we cannot get together is what we compensate for with this type of operations.
“As I said, we risk to be at the top, normally we achieve balance, but when that is not the case, we also want to sell and do this type of operation.”
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