Manchester United defender Willy Kambwala has accomplished a everlasting switch to Villarreal following final season’s first-team breakthrough.
The 19-year-old has signed a long-term contract with the Spanish aspect till 2029.
Kambwala made ten senior appearances for United in 2023/24, largely the results of a defensive harm disaster that noticed Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans all miss video games at varied factors of the marketing campaign.
Varane has since left the membership as a free agent, tipped to hitch Como in Serie A. However Evans has agreed a contract extension and United are anticipated to recruit no less than one, presumably two, new centre-backs this summer time, with Matthijs de Ligt, Jarrad Branthwaite and Leny Yoro all severe targets.
A United assertion on Kambwala learn: “Willy leaves with the honest thanks of everybody at Manchester United, and our perfect needs for the following chapter of his profession.”
The Frenchman will hope the transfer to Villarreal, the place he’ll hyperlink up with former United centre-back Eric Bailly, offers him larger alternative for constant sport time.
Kambwala was born in DR Congo however relocated to France together with his household on the age of 5. His profession started at an area Paris membership, earlier than spending time at Sochaux after which transferring to Manchester to hitch United’s academy ranks in October 2020 shortly after turning 16.
He performed commonly in Premier League 2 and the UEFA Youth League within the first half of final season, however was promoted to the first-team squad in December and performed 84 minutes of a Premier League defeat to West Ham United two days earlier than Christmas.
Additional begins got here towards Liverpool and Bournemouth in April, whereas Kambwala additionally appeared as an alternative in clashes with Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal and others. Within the FA Cup, he was an unused substitute for the ultimate towards Metropolis at Wembley in late Could.
