Villarreal have set their sights on 24 year old forward Kevin Carlos Omoruyi who distinguished himself for Swiss side FC Basel helping them to a domestic double, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Last summer Villarreal raided the Swiss side for their top striker Thierno Barry, making the club to sign Carlos as his replacement but with clubs set to be showing interest in Barry they have turned to Basle to sign the player who replaced him.
Villarreal have slapped a price tag of €40m on Barry, a player they signed for €14m last summer with the idea of using the money to beef up their squad, and Carlos who was signed for €3m from Yverdon is part of their plans.
They see the forward who has played for Betis and Huesca in Spain as a like for like replacement for Barry in the event that rumors linking him with a move to Everton ends up as a reality.
Carlos is also on the radar of Serie A side Bologna as well as Lazio, but he prefers a return to Spain rather than a move to Italy, but he is however not ruling out any option at the moment.
Eligible for Nigeria and Spain at senior level, he has made it known that his intention is to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Daniel Martins
