He only cost Levante £2.6m after they bought him in September, but already Etta Eyong is attracting the eye of among the world’s biggest clubs.
The 22-year-old had sparkled at reserve team level for Cadiz after which Villarreal, scoring recurrently.
The Cameroonian was handed his first team debut by Villarreal in April this 12 months, scoring once before the season ended.
He then began this season in the primary team, scoring in August against Real Oviedo before somewhat surprisingly being sold to Levante on transfer deadline day for just €3m.
It’s looking like an especially shrewd piece of business from the side only just promoted to La Liga as he has made a blistering begin to life with the club.
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Five goals in his first nine Levante games has taken Eyong’s tally for the season to 6 in La Liga, with three assists.
Only superstars Kylian Mbappe, Julian Alvarez and Robert Lewandwoski have scored greater than Eyong to date this season in Spain’s top flight.
Sensing a deal to be done, a lot of Europe’s top clubs have already began to be aware of his progress.
The Athletic report that Barcelona and Real Madrid are keeping track of him, while talkSPORT report that Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea have all scouted the forward.
The identical report states that West Ham have gone one step further and made an initial enquiry for the three-cap Cameroon international.
Levante chief speaks out on interest
Levante have even already turned down a proposal for the player they only signed two months ago, as confirmed by the club’s CEO Jose Danvila.
‘What I can inform you is that Barcelona and Real Madrid haven’t contacted Levante about Etta Eyong,’ Danvila told Radio Marca. ‘And we haven’t had any calls from the Premier League either.
‘We received one firm offer for the player, but it surely has already been rejected. I’m reading many stories about Etta, and it’s true there’s growing interest, but he’s not going to be sold this winter.’
The striker speaks of his dream move
Eyong has made no secret of the undeniable fact that he fancies a move to England sooner or later, saying it’s a dream of his to play within the Premier League.
‘I can’t pick between LaLiga and the Premier League because I really like each leagues,’ he told GiveMeSport. ‘I actually have already achieved my dream of playing in LaLiga and my other dream is to in the future play within the Premier League.
‘I believe I actually have the standard to thrive within the Premier League and that my style is well suited to English football. I’m physically strong and may link up play.
‘I really like watching Premier League matches. My favourite period is the Boxing Day games. You may see the players give all the things – 200 per cent! What I really like concerning the Premier League is that each game feels vital. But for now my focus is just on Levante and I’m ignoring all other news.’
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