Promoted to La Liga, Levante has had an honorable start to the season. Thirteenth, the Valencia-based club has taken 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 offensive sector, one name stands out, that of Karl Etta Eyong. Trained at Villarreal, he started the season with the yellow submarine and was 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 particular contract as mentioned Sport. Not guaranteed to be a starter at Villarreal with the arrival of Georges Mikautadze in particular, he was sold with a buyout clause to Levante. Villarreal can therefore recover it at a reduced price by aligning with the offer offered by another team and took the opportunity to increase its release clause from 10 to 30 million euros. There Cadena Ser has also revealed that if the player leaves between €3 and €7M, Villarreal will receive 80% of the added value and Levante 20%. In the event of a sale between €7 and €15 million, the two clubs will share the sum equally. Levante will retain 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 recover him to prepare for the succession of Robert Lewandowski 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 risks attracting people and very quickly because his debut in La Liga is exceptional. With Levante, he added 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 matches, enough to now account for 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 attacker in front of goal, the native of Douala is the 3rd top scorer in the championship behind Kylian Mbappé (9 goals) and Julian Alvarez (6 goals) tied with Vinicius Junior. Crazy figures which allow Levante to best approach the maintenance mission.
“We really believed in the original plan. Etta did a sensational job. He has the will and the ability to do things well. Etta has this presence, this confidence, and he is hungry, and when you combine that, it often results in success», declared his coach Julian Calero Fernández about his Cameroonian nugget. The main person concerned is happy with this experience at Levante which allows him to improve and continues: “I am looking to progress in my career. I chose Levante as the best option for me, to grow and help the team progress. We can also progress in small teams.» The European big names are in any case on the lookout for the one who is causing a sensation in Spain at the start of the season.
