The newspaper 'AS' affirms that Gerard Deulofeu would like to play for Villarreal. The problem is that, first, the Spanish club have to close a departure like that of Danjuma to be able to undertake the transfer. Udinese want to pay around 15 million euros.
Deulofeu is a strong candidate to move for the 2022-23 season. The Spanish winger is a key player at Udinese, who are considering selling him in the hope that one of the offers on the table is worth the €15 million - or more - that they want to get for him.
Napoli is the best positioned, but one of the other options, Villarreal, is his favourite. The newspaper 'AS' reports that he would like to join Unai Emery's ranks. He is aware that they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, so the project at La Ceramica is growing.
The problem is that the Spaniards cannot sign him any time soon. First, they have to close some departures such as Danjuma's in order to gain budgetary margin. The bad thing about this is that, while this is happening, and it will take time for it to happen, the Italian club will be preparing their formal proposal.
In order for Deulofeu to return to Spain, it might be necessary for him to put pressure on Udinese to accept a hypothetical offer from Villarreal and not from Napoli. This is a very common resource in the world of football, so if he really wants to sign for the Spaniards, he could use it.