La Liga Transfer Rumors: Villarreal After Tottenham’s Giovani Dos Santos

The rumored price is in the £4-5 million range, which is less than Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has said he wants for him in the past. At this point, however, dos Santos isn’t getting into the team and Spurs are probably better off getting some money for him than paying his wages for him to not play. He hasn’t established himself in the Premier League, but between his national team performances and his play last season for Racing, this seems like it would be a relatively low-risk move for the Yellow Submarine.

Barrios has been a star for Dortmund in the last two season combining for 44 goals, but he has battled injuries this season and hasn’t even played in half of his team’s matches. Even when he has been healthy, Barrios hasn’t been able to beat out Robert Lewandowski, leaving him frustrated on the bench. That has also left Dortmund with the option of selling Barrios, knowing that Lewandowski can handle the role without a problem.

Pelaipe’s comments were made during an interview on the radio station Cadena COPE. He stated that his club are waiting to see what Madrid offer before deciding on a course of action. He also revealed that a €12 million bid from CSKA Moscow has already been rejected. If the likes of Madrid are hovering around for the services of Fernandes, Gremio and Pelaipe are smart to wait things out a bit. Pelaipe also mentioned there is interest from the wonderfully cryptic, “several Italian teams”. Well played sir.

Real Madrid did respond with an official statement, apparently reacting to Pelaipe’s statements and the subsequent media reports: