Villarreal CF have reached an agreement with FC Barcelona for the transfer of the defender
Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona have reached an agreement for the signing of defender Jorge Cuenca, who will be contracted to the club for the next five seasons.
Loan to UD Almería
Villarreal CF and UD Almería have reached an agreement for the loan of Jorge Cuenca, with the player moving to the Segunda División side for 2020/21. This loan will see the defender continue his development with first-team experience in the second tier of Spanish football.
Jorge Cuenca, a player with a bright future
Jorge Cuenca Barreno (Madrid, 17th November 1999) is a young defender, who dominates from set pieces and has great anticipation. The new Yellows player was formed in the AD Alcorcón youth system. The 2017/18 season saw him join FC Barcelona’s B side. He made his first team debut for the Catalan side in a Copa del Rey game.
He has also represented Spain at youth level – playing for the U19s and U21s.
A link to the Yellows
Cuenca’s story and his relationship with Villarreal is something very special. When he was a boy, the youngster became a football fan by watching his father play alongside his friends in a futsal team in an amateur league in Madrid. They wore yellow, so, in order to be able to cheer his father on, his family gifted him a full Villarreal kit, which he wore with pride during the games.
He then became a Yellows fan, following them from afar. Shirts, scarves and even personalised mobile phone cases were part of Cuenca’s childhood and adolescence Now, aged 20, he has fulfilled his dream of having a contract with Villarreal CF, with the chance of being able to pull on the shirt that he used to wear to cheer on his father 15 years ago.
