Top-rated La Liga forward prioritising Barcelona move over other options | OneFootball

At a time when top-quality strikers have become scarce in the transfer market, Levante star Etta Eyong has emerged as a serious transfer opportunity and is being monitored by several top European clubs.

With Robert Lewandowski’s contract running out in the summer and the player not getting any younger, Barcelona have also kept a close eye on the youngster’s availability.

Real Madrid, however, have also expressed interest in signing the striker, and the battle for Eyong thus appears set to be one of the soap operas of the upcoming summer transfer window.

The player’s priority

Etta Eyong is in high demand. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

As reported by a recent update on SPORT, the 22-year-old has set his heart on a big transfer next summer and has no intention of staying at Levante or returning to Villarreal. His priority, however, is to sign for Hansi Flick’s side.

Barcelona considered signing the striker in the closing days of the last summer transfer window and his form this season only means that he continues to be on their radar once more. With both the player and club interested, there is a chance a move can materialise.

Eyong’s contract has a release clause placed at €30 million and Barcelona will fancy paying that sum should they return to the financial 1:1 rule before next summer. 

Real Madrid and Manchester United, however, are also alert to the player’s availability and will push strongly to sign him come June. Barcelona, thus, must keep a clear plan of action in place and implement it at the earliest.

So far this season, Eyong has scored six goals and provided three assists in just eleven starts for Levante in La Liga. He has outperformed his xG and is one of the league’s most clinical finishers.