Promoted to La Liga , Levante has had a respectable start to the season. Thirteenth, the Valencia-based club has picked up a good pace and finds itself with the 6th best attack in the championship, tied with Real Betis Balompié. Among the strong men in the Granotes' attacking sector, one name stands out: Karl Etta Eyong . Trained at Villarreal, he started the season with the Yellow Submarine and had shown himself to be very interesting with 1 goal and 2 assists in the first 3 matches. Convinced by his talent, Levante signed him for 3 million euros at the end of the transfer window.
A special contract, as Sport reports . Not guaranteed to be a regular at Villarreal, particularly with the arrival of Georges Mikautadze, he was sold with a buyout clause to Levante. Villarreal can therefore get him back at a reduced price by matching the offer made by another team and took the opportunity to increase his release clause from 10 to 30 million euros. Cadena Ser also revealed that if the player leaves for between 3 and 7 million euros, Villarreal will receive 80% of the capital gain and Levante 20%. In the event of a sale between 7 and 15 million euros, the two clubs will share the sum equally. Levante will keep 80% of the capital gain in the event of a sale exceeding 15 million euros. Before he joined Levante, FC Barcelona had imagined being able to get him back to prepare for Robert Lewandowski's succession, but he was unable to join Catalonia.
Only Mbappé and Alvarez do better
Still in the sights of FC Barcelona and Premier League teams, Karl Etta Eyong is likely to attract attention very quickly because his debut in La Liga has been exceptional. With Levante, he added 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 matches, enough to now count 5 goals and 3 assists, being decisive in 7 of the 8 La Liga matches in which he took part. A powerful, fast and cool striker in front of goal, the native of Douala is the 3rd best scorer in the championship behind Kylian Mbappé (9 goals) and Julian Alvarez (6 goals) tied with Vinicius Junior. Crazy figures that allow Levante to best approach the mission of staying up.
" We really believed in the initial plan. Etta did a sensational job. He has the will and the ability to do things well. Etta has this presence, this self-confidence, and he's hungry, and when you combine that, it often leads to success ," said his coach Julian Calero Fernández about his Cameroonian star. The main player is happy with this experience at Levante, which allows him to improve and continue: " I'm looking to progress in my career. I chose Levante as the best option for me, to grow and help the team progress. You can also progress in smaller teams. " Europe's top players are in any case on the lookout for the man who has caused a sensation in Spain at the start of the season.
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