Blackburn Rovers’ Ben Brereton-Diaz has been the subject of transfer interest from Spanish side Villarreal.

Now the Villarreal president Fernando Roig expects the club to have a busy final week of the transfer window and insisted “there will be news”.

This comes after, according to the Lancashire Telegraph, the Spanish side are said to have tabled an offer of a five-year contract for the Chilean striker that would begin in the summer after his contract at Blackburn had expired.

Brereton-Diaz has just entered the final six months of his contract at Ewood Park, meaning he is now free to talk to any overseas clubs who are interested in signing him.

This final week of the transfer window is realistically the final chance Blackburn have of getting any cash for the striker, as it looks increasingly unlikely he will sign a new deal.

This report has Villarreal leading the race for the Blackburn man, who has played 27 times this season in the Championship and has managed to score nine goals and produce four assists.

There have been reports that the Spanish side could look to push forward with a potential January signing for Brereton which would require them to negotiate a transfer fee with Rovers.

The Villarreal president Roig was asked about Villarreal’s transfer business, and he responded, via The Lancashire Telegraph: “One thing is being dealt with and the other. There will be news.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Verdict

This last week of the transfer window is probably Blackburn’s last chance of securing any type of deal for Brereton-Diaz, as it seems he won’t be signing a new deal and then will eventually leave on a free transfer in the summer.

However, as Rovers find themselves sitting near the play offs, it is a tricky situation because do they cash in on their star man and get the rewards, or do they keep hold of him and see him depart on a free, which could potentially still help them this season.

It is a very tricky position to be in, but it does seem that Villarreal do hold an interest in the Chilean; it’s just a question of when they strike.