Marca: Benfica & Porto seeks to buy Barenecia, Valencia intends to loan the player again

Football     4:40pm, 13 July 2025

According to Le Marca, Benfica and Porto are interested in buying Enzo Barenecia, while Valencia hopes to loan the player again.

Barrenecea, 24, is an Argentine midfielder and transferred from Juventus to Villa last summer, with a transfer fee of about 8 million euros. Villa immediately loaned Barenecia to Valencia. Last season, he made 30 appearances in La Liga, scoring 1 goal and assisting twice, and was selected for the Argentine national team.

According to Le Marca, Villa is willing to sell Barenecea for 12 million euros this summer. Currently, there are two Portuguese Super League teams, Benfica and Porto, but their offer has not met Villa's requirements. Vera Director Monchi and coach Emery are willing to continue waiting for better offers and are not in a hurry to sell it now.

At the same time, Valencia also hopes to loan Barrenece again. If Villa cannot sell the player for 12 million euros in the end, they will consider renting out Barrenecea again, which will then choose to return to Valencia on loan. However, if Valencia is loaned again, he will have to bear the player's full annual salary and pay a certain loan fee.