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Villarreal's secret to La Liga success

Investing in lesser-known players has helped Villarreal, nicknamed the "Yellow Submarine", achieve both financial success and on-field results, as they currently lead La Liga this season.

Villarreal's formula for sustained stability and success in recent years has been their willingness to invest in lesser-known players, combining them with established stars in the squad, and not hesitating to sell players when their value peaks.

With the profits, the La Ceramica club reinvests and continues to generate more profitable transfers. For example, they acquired Nicolas Jackson from the youth ranks for 580,000 USD and sold him to Chelsea for 43 million USD. They then signed Alexander Sorloth from Leipzig for 9 million USD and subsequently sold him to Atletico Madrid for 37 million USD plus add-ons. Next, Villarreal invested 16 million USD to bring in Thierno Barry from Basel, then sold him to Everton this summer for 40 million USD.

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By VnExpress: https://vnexpress.net/villarreal-va-bi-quyet-dua-tau-ngam-vang-len-dinh-la-liga-4932369.html

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