The goalkeeper arrives from Famalicao after paying nearly 12 million euros
Luiz Júnior is now a Villarreal player. Pending the official announcement, which will take place in the next few hours, the Brazilian goalkeeper becomes the big bet for Villarreal’s goal after the sale of Filip Jorgensen. The player will arrive in Vila-real in the next few hours and during this week he will be under the orders of Marcelino.
The truth is that the young Brazilian goalkeeper is a major bet for the yellow sports management. Not in vain, the approximately 12 million euros that his signing will cost, make him the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of the club from La Plana . An operation that, in part, has been possible thanks to the important sale of the Dane Jorgensen to Chelsea for 24.5 million euros.
On the agenda of teams such as Aston Villa and despite his youth, in the 20/21 season he made the leap to the first team of his current club, and since then he has already accumulated 140 appearances in the elite. At 1.93 meters tall, Luiz Júnior is the goalkeeper who has saved the most penalties in recent seasons in the Portuguese championship. In addition, he ranked second on the list of U-23 goalkeepers with the best percentage of saves in the seven main European leagues in the 2023/24 season, with a successful save rate of 75.47%.
Luiz Junior’s signing is not the only one that Villarreal hope to announce soon. The club from La Plana is very optimistic about the possibility of signing Basel striker Thierno Barry soon. However, at this time, as Marca has been able to find out, the operation is not yet closed, despite the fact that there is practically a total agreement between his club and the player.
