![]() ![]() Watch Deadline Day on Sky Sports News HQ (channel 401) for the latest news, views and reaction as the summer window comes to a close, and follow all the transfer developments across our digital platforms. "We have made a massive effort and it is a fee that reflects the value and the ambition that we have as a football club to attract such an exciting player for the future." Played alongside with his twin Rogelio Funes Mori for two season on the River Plate (2011-2013). Defender for River Plate (2011-15), Everton F.C. Family (2) Trivia (9) Finalist of 'Sueo MLS' season 2. "You don't get that sort of player, at the age of 24, who has just been called up for Argentina, becoming available. Mini Bio (1) Ramiro Funes Mori has been married to Roco Daz since July 2, 2016. "Then you have got the personality and character of a winner - he has just won the Copa Libertadores with River Plate which is the equivalent of the Champions League in South America. He will give us great balance in the back four. "He is a left-footed centre-half - a really good defender who is exceptional in the air with good quality. Firstly, the player we are welcoming into the dressing room fits the profile we need. The Spaniard told evertontv: "I'm delighted for many reasons. So the math is still the same-right now, we have Pau, Albiol, Mandi and Cuenca if Pau were to leave for big bucks, we’d be looking to invest in a new central defender.įarewell Funes, good luck, don’t call us, we won’t call you.Martinez was thrilled to welcome his latest recruit. Yes, Funes leaving means one less CB but if Pau left he was never going to start anyhow-that much was clear. One we let get away.ĭoes Funes Mori’s departure mean we’re more confident about keeping Pau Torres? Not really. Still only 30, he has had a pretty good career with Eibar, Newcastle and Alavés. Don’t remember him? He was the young French center-back that Villarreal developed in the 2011-14 seasons but let him leave on a free transfer. In an odd twist of fate, news comes today that Alavés have today signed Florian Lejeune from Newcastle. He leaves with a Europa League medal (he looked like he was trying slightly too hard to celebrate, didn’t he? And wearing his shirt back-to-front? Awkward). And decent was the least we were hoping for, spending almost €9m on him. I’ll mostly remember him for the blunders and clumsy jumps, but he did put in some decent shifts-just nothing any better than that. I can’t imagine any Villarreal fans are going to miss him he wasn’t awful, in fact sometimes (especially under Emery late last season) was decent, but you always had the feeling that a misstep or a blunder might be only a second or two away. It was pretty much an open secret he was leaving, and the wording of the official club comminiqué sort of reflects that-terse, brief thanks, but see ya. ![]() Unai Emery evidently wasn’t impressed with him either he saw only 700 minutes of La Liga action in 2020-21. A deal had been agreed last week, although the fee then was reported to be just £5.5m. Funes Mori was given the chance to succeed, and he didn’t really take it-not only did he have 15 (!) yellow cards in 2018-19, but even though Javi Calleja relied on him that season, the next year, the emergence of Pau Torres, plus an Achilles tendon problem once the pandemic-suspended season resumed, meant that he played in only 7 league matches. Everton have announced the signing of Argentine defender Ramiro Funes Mori from River Plate for £9.5m. We hoped for more, we didn’t get it.įunes Mori featured a lot in his first season with Villarreal-31 matches in the league plus 10 in the Europa League-but of course, that was the 2018-19 season when we flirted with relegation. Funes Mori was a controversial signing to begin with-his time at Everton didn’t exactly indicate he was a calm presence in the back line. We apparently transferred him for the amount of his transfer fee left to be amortized (€2.2m). The Argentine defender, signed from Everton three summers ago, has left to join.Al-Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia. Well, we won’t have Ramiro Funes Mori as a member of Villarreal’s 2021-22 squad. ![]()
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