MX23RW : Thursday, November 14 16:15:40| >> :120:9656:9656:

Manchester United dealt blow in Pau Torres pursuit

Man United dealt blow in Pau Torres pursuit
© Reuters
Manchester United receive a blow in their pursuit of Villarreal's Pau Torres, with Unai Emery claiming that he could only depart for Real Madrid or Barcelona.

Villarreal manager Unai Emery has dealt a blow to Manchester United's aspirations of signing highly-rated centre-back Pau Torres.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is thought to be tracking the likes of Raphael Varane and Jules Kounde in his centre-back search, but a recent report claimed that they were at the head of the queue to sign Torres from Villarreal.

The Spain international has affirmed that he is "very calm" amid speculation surrounding his future, but Emery has now claimed that only Spain's superpowers could attempt to strike a deal for his centre-back.

Speaking to Radio Marca, Emery said: "If Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona want Villarreal players, it's a source of pride. And Pau Torres? Double, because he's also from here.

"If he leaves here, he has to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona."

While Torres is rumoured to be high on Solskjaer's priority list, the Red Devils manager has reportedly earmarked Varane as his ideal long-term partner for Harry Maguire.

Torres has featured in 35 matches for Villarreal this term - scoring two goals in La Liga and one in the Europa League - and his existing deal at Villarreal does not expire until 2024.

ID:443682:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect2942:

Click here for more stories about Pau Torres

Click here for more stories about Manchester United

Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
Villarreal's Pau Torres pictured in March 2021
Read Next:
Man United 'at the head of the queue for Pau Torres'
>
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free match previews newsletter! Updates are sent twice a week.
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!