Thierno Barry joins from Villarreal
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Barry's height makes him a huge threat in the air and he ranked second of all forwards in Europe's major leagues (and top of anyone in La Liga) for aerial duel success in 2024-25, winning 66.7% of his 153 challenges (minimum 100 aerial duels).
According to RMC Sport, that solution may come from Spain, where Villarreal are reported to be negotiating with the player over a potential move. Disasi does have four (!) more years of a (presumably fairly) lucrative Chelsea contract left, so this is far from a done deal for the La Liga side.
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