{"id":207812,"date":"2017-07-14T17:51:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T15:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/bakambu-i-want-to-be-a-better-player-at-villarreal\/"},"modified":"2017-07-14T17:51:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T15:51:25","slug":"bakambu-i-want-to-be-a-better-player-at-villarreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/bakambu-i-want-to-be-a-better-player-at-villarreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakambu: “I want to be a better player at Villarreal”"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241.jpg","alt":"HOYOYO","width":1626,"height":905,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241.jpg 1626w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241-1536x855.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26d6cd33bd198caa19e278e93e437241-1200x668.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1626px) 100vw, 1626px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The French-Congolese striker is ambitious ahead of his contract renewal until 2022"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The French-Congolese striker, C\u00e9dric Bakambu, was ambitious during the event held to celebrate his renewal with Villarreal CF until 2022 (his original contract lasted until 2020). The press conference was held at the Ciudad Deportiva and was led by the Vice President of the club, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"C\u00e9dric Bakambu has become a real \u2018goal machine\u2019 at the Yellow Submarine since he arrived at the club in August 2015 from Turkish side Bursaspor. Not surprisingly, the French-Congolese striker has been the club\u2019s top goal scorer for the last two seasons. In the 2015\/16 season he scored 22 goals, while in the 2016\/17 season he scored on 11 occasions. Nevertheless, Bakambu wants more. \u201cI think I can do more. In the first season I finished well, in the second I did not play much due to an injury and the African Cup. Now in my third season I want to play more games and score more goals. I want to challenge myself. The most important thing is to finish preseason well. In my head, the goal is to improve what I did last season. I wasn\u2019t satisfied\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellow number 17 has been in great form. \u201cI am very happy and I will give everything to help the team. I recently got married and now this renewal comes. Everything is perfect for me. I\u2019m working hard with the team to make sure we have a great season\u201d, he said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"C\u00e9dric Bakambu is not afraid of his attacking competition. \u201cWe have very good strikers. With Enes \u00dcnal who I played with in Turkey and with Soldado I have a good understanding, as with Sansone. We are very lucky to have these forwards. \u00dcnal is a very good player. When I see him play he looks like Ibrahimovic from Manchester United. He\u2019s a striker I really like\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As for the team\u2019s objectives, Bakambu believes they can beat them: \u201cWe can improve last season. It will not be easy, but in football everything is possible. We will work hard to reach our goals\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Llaneza: \u201cI\u2019m sure that Bakambu will have a great season\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza was satisfied with Bakambu\u2019s contract renewal until 2022. \u201cIt\u2019s a satisfactory agreement for the club and for C\u00e9dric. It\u2019s a great for us because Bakambu brings qualities that are hard to find in a footballer. One is his footballing ability and another is the great person he is. He\u2019s a great guy. One of the main objectives at the club was to renew Bakambu\u2019s contract\u201d, Llaneza stated."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Llaneza expects a lot from the French-Congolese striker. \u201cThis year he\u2019s starting preseason with the group and he will have a fantastic season. I\u2019m confident he will be a key member of the team. I can only thank him for staying and making us so happy during the games\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows Manager acknowledged that there were offers for the striker, but the club was very clear on its stance: \u201cWhen both parties want to cooperate it is easy to reach an agreement. He wanted to stay and we also wanted him to stay. There were significant offers for Bakambu, but every club encountered the same two problems: one is that the club did not want to sell him and the other is that Bakambu didn\u2019t want to leave\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Finally, Llaneza analyzed the situation of the current squad: \u201cYou can\u2019t change ten players each season. We have a base and from there onwards you add players. The team is getting stronger and stronger\u201d."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zDJAxn0AP_Y","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zDJAxn0AP_Y","target":"_blank"}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"The French-Congolese striker is ambitious ahead of his contract renewal until 2022 The French-Congolese striker, C\u00e9dric Bakambu, was ambitious during the event held to celebrate his renewal with Villarreal CF until 2022 (his original contract lasted until 2020). The press conference was held at the Ciudad Deportiva and was led by the Vice President of the club, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza. C\u00e9dric Bakambu has become a real \u2018goal machine\u2019 at the Yellow Submarine since he arrived at the club in August 2015 from Turkish side Bursaspor. Not surprisingly, the French-Congolese striker has been the club\u2019s top goal scorer for the last two seasons. In the 2015\/16 season he scored 22 goals, while in the 2016\/17 season he scored on 11 occasions. Nevertheless, Bakambu wants more. \u201cI think I can do more. In the first season I finished well, in the second I did not play much due to an injury and the African Cup. Now in my third season I want to play more games and score more goals. I want to challenge myself. The most important thing is to finish preseason well. In my head, the goal is to improve what I did last season. I wasn\u2019t satisfied\u201d. The Yellow number 17 has been in great form. \u201cI am very happy and I will give everything to help the team. I recently got married and now this renewal comes. Everything is perfect for me. I\u2019m working hard with the team to make sure we have a great season\u201d, he said. C\u00e9dric Bakambu is not afraid of his attacking competition. \u201cWe have very good strikers. With Enes \u00dcnal who I played with in Turkey and with Soldado I have a good understanding, as with Sansone. We are very lucky to have these forwards. \u00dcnal is a very good player. When I see him play he looks like Ibrahimovic from Manchester United. He\u2019s a striker I really like\u201d. As for the team\u2019s objectives, Bakambu believes they can beat them: \u201cWe can improve last season. It will not be easy, but in football everything is possible. We will work hard to reach our goals\u201d. Llaneza: \u201cI\u2019m sure that Bakambu will have a great season\u201d Villarreal CF Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza was satisfied with Bakambu\u2019s contract renewal until 2022. \u201cIt\u2019s a satisfactory agreement for the club and for C\u00e9dric. It\u2019s a great for us because Bakambu brings qualities that are hard to find in a footballer. One is his footballing ability and another is the great person he is. He\u2019s a great guy. One of the main objectives at the club was to renew Bakambu\u2019s contract\u201d, Llaneza stated. Llaneza expects a lot from the French-Congolese striker. \u201cThis year he\u2019s starting preseason with the group and he will have a fantastic season. I\u2019m confident he will be a key member of the team. I can only thank him for staying and making us so happy during the games\u201d. The Yellows Manager acknowledged that there were offers for the striker, but the club was very clear on its stance: \u201cWhen both parties want to cooperate it is easy to reach an agreement. He wanted to stay and we also wanted him to stay. There were significant offers for Bakambu, but every club encountered the same two problems: one is that the club did not want to sell him and the other is that Bakambu didn\u2019t want to leave\u201d. Finally, Llaneza analyzed the situation of the current squad: \u201cYou can\u2019t change ten players each season. We have a base and from there onwards you add players. 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The press conference was held at the Ciudad Deportiva and was led by the Vice President of the club, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza. C\u00e9dric Bakambu has become a real \u2018goal machine\u2019 at the Yellow Submarine since he arrived at the club in August 2015 from Turkish side Bursaspor. Not surprisingly, the French-Congolese striker has been the club\u2019s top goal scorer for the last two seasons. In the 2015\/16 season he scored 22 goals, while in the 2016\/17 season he scored on 11 occasions. Nevertheless, Bakambu wants more. \u201cI think I can do more. In the first season I finished well, in the second I did not play much due to an injury and the African Cup. Now in my third season I want to play more games and score more goals. I want to challenge myself. The most important thing is to finish preseason well. In my head, the goal is to improve what I did last season. I wasn\u2019t satisfied\u201d. The Yellow number 17 has been in great form. \u201cI am very happy and I will give everything to help the team. I recently got married and now this renewal comes. Everything is perfect for me. I\u2019m working hard with the team to make sure we have a great season\u201d, he said. C\u00e9dric Bakambu is not afraid of his attacking competition. \u201cWe have very good strikers. With Enes \u00dcnal who I played with in Turkey and with Soldado I have a good understanding, as with Sansone. We are very lucky to have these forwards. \u00dcnal is a very good player. When I see him play he looks like Ibrahimovic from Manchester United. He\u2019s a striker I really like\u201d. As for the team\u2019s objectives, Bakambu believes they can beat them: \u201cWe can improve last season. It will not be easy, but in football everything is possible. We will work hard to reach our goals\u201d. Llaneza: \u201cI\u2019m sure that Bakambu will have a great season\u201d Villarreal CF Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza was satisfied with Bakambu\u2019s contract renewal until 2022. \u201cIt\u2019s a satisfactory agreement for the club and for C\u00e9dric. It\u2019s a great for us because Bakambu brings qualities that are hard to find in a footballer. One is his footballing ability and another is the great person he is. He\u2019s a great guy. One of the main objectives at the club was to renew Bakambu\u2019s contract\u201d, Llaneza stated. Llaneza expects a lot from the French-Congolese striker. \u201cThis year he\u2019s starting preseason with the group and he will have a fantastic season. I\u2019m confident he will be a key member of the team. I can only thank him for staying and making us so happy during the games\u201d. The Yellows Manager acknowledged that there were offers for the striker, but the club was very clear on its stance: \u201cWhen both parties want to cooperate it is easy to reach an agreement. He wanted to stay and we also wanted him to stay. There were significant offers for Bakambu, but every club encountered the same two problems: one is that the club did not want to sell him and the other is that Bakambu didn\u2019t want to leave\u201d. Finally, Llaneza analyzed the situation of the current squad: \u201cYou can\u2019t change ten players each season. We have a base and from there onwards you add players. The team is getting stronger and stronger\u201d.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The French-Congolese striker is ambitious ahead of his contract renewal until 2022"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The French-Congolese striker, C\u00e9dric Bakambu, was ambitious during the event held to celebrate his renewal with Villarreal CF until 2022 (his original contract lasted until 2020). The press conference was held at the Ciudad Deportiva and was led by the Vice President of the club, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"C\u00e9dric Bakambu has become a real \u2018goal machine\u2019 at the Yellow Submarine since he arrived at the club in August 2015 from Turkish side Bursaspor. Not surprisingly, the French-Congolese striker has been the club\u2019s top goal scorer for the last two seasons. In the 2015\/16 season he scored 22 goals, while in the 2016\/17 season he scored on 11 occasions. Nevertheless, Bakambu wants more. \u201cI think I can do more. In the first season I finished well, in the second I did not play much due to an injury and the African Cup. Now in my third season I want to play more games and score more goals. I want to challenge myself. The most important thing is to finish preseason well. In my head, the goal is to improve what I did last season. I wasn\u2019t satisfied\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellow number 17 has been in great form. \u201cI am very happy and I will give everything to help the team. I recently got married and now this renewal comes. Everything is perfect for me. I\u2019m working hard with the team to make sure we have a great season\u201d, he said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"C\u00e9dric Bakambu is not afraid of his attacking competition. \u201cWe have very good strikers. With Enes \u00dcnal who I played with in Turkey and with Soldado I have a good understanding, as with Sansone. We are very lucky to have these forwards. \u00dcnal is a very good player. When I see him play he looks like Ibrahimovic from Manchester United. He\u2019s a striker I really like\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As for the team\u2019s objectives, Bakambu believes they can beat them: \u201cWe can improve last season. It will not be easy, but in football everything is possible. We will work hard to reach our goals\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Llaneza: \u201cI\u2019m sure that Bakambu will have a great season\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza was satisfied with Bakambu\u2019s contract renewal until 2022. \u201cIt\u2019s a satisfactory agreement for the club and for C\u00e9dric. It\u2019s a great for us because Bakambu brings qualities that are hard to find in a footballer. One is his footballing ability and another is the great person he is. He\u2019s a great guy. One of the main objectives at the club was to renew Bakambu\u2019s contract\u201d, Llaneza stated."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Llaneza expects a lot from the French-Congolese striker. \u201cThis year he\u2019s starting preseason with the group and he will have a fantastic season. I\u2019m confident he will be a key member of the team. I can only thank him for staying and making us so happy during the games\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows Manager acknowledged that there were offers for the striker, but the club was very clear on its stance: \u201cWhen both parties want to cooperate it is easy to reach an agreement. He wanted to stay and we also wanted him to stay. There were significant offers for Bakambu, but every club encountered the same two problems: one is that the club did not want to sell him and the other is that Bakambu didn\u2019t want to leave\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Finally, Llaneza analyzed the situation of the current squad: \u201cYou can\u2019t change ten players each season. We have a base and from there onwards you add players. 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The press conference was held at the Ciudad Deportiva and was led by the Vice President of the club, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"C\u00e9dric Bakambu has become a real \u2018goal machine\u2019 at the Yellow Submarine since he arrived at the club in August 2015 from Turkish side Bursaspor. Not surprisingly, the French-Congolese striker has been the club\u2019s top goal scorer for the last two seasons. In the 2015\/16 season he scored 22 goals, while in the 2016\/17 season he scored on 11 occasions. Nevertheless, Bakambu wants more. \u201cI think I can do more. In the first season I finished well, in the second I did not play much due to an injury and the African Cup. Now in my third season I want to play more games and score more goals. I want to challenge myself. The most important thing is to finish preseason well. In my head, the goal is to improve what I did last season. I wasn\u2019t satisfied\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellow number 17 has been in great form. \u201cI am very happy and I will give everything to help the team. I recently got married and now this renewal comes. Everything is perfect for me. I\u2019m working hard with the team to make sure we have a great season\u201d, he said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"C\u00e9dric Bakambu is not afraid of his attacking competition. \u201cWe have very good strikers. With Enes \u00dcnal who I played with in Turkey and with Soldado I have a good understanding, as with Sansone. We are very lucky to have these forwards. \u00dcnal is a very good player. When I see him play he looks like Ibrahimovic from Manchester United. He\u2019s a striker I really like\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As for the team\u2019s objectives, Bakambu believes they can beat them: \u201cWe can improve last season. It will not be easy, but in football everything is possible. We will work hard to reach our goals\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Llaneza: \u201cI\u2019m sure that Bakambu will have a great season\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza was satisfied with Bakambu\u2019s contract renewal until 2022. \u201cIt\u2019s a satisfactory agreement for the club and for C\u00e9dric. It\u2019s a great for us because Bakambu brings qualities that are hard to find in a footballer. One is his footballing ability and another is the great person he is. He\u2019s a great guy. One of the main objectives at the club was to renew Bakambu\u2019s contract\u201d, Llaneza stated."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Llaneza expects a lot from the French-Congolese striker. \u201cThis year he\u2019s starting preseason with the group and he will have a fantastic season. I\u2019m confident he will be a key member of the team. I can only thank him for staying and making us so happy during the games\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows Manager acknowledged that there were offers for the striker, but the club was very clear on its stance: \u201cWhen both parties want to cooperate it is easy to reach an agreement. He wanted to stay and we also wanted him to stay. There were significant offers for Bakambu, but every club encountered the same two problems: one is that the club did not want to sell him and the other is that Bakambu didn\u2019t want to leave\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Finally, Llaneza analyzed the situation of the current squad: \u201cYou can\u2019t change ten players each season. We have a base and from there onwards you add players. 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In the 2015\/16 season he scored 22 goals, while in the 2016\/17 season he scored on 11 occasions. Nevertheless, Bakambu wants more. \u201cI think I can do more. In the first season I finished well, in the second I did not play much due to an injury and the African Cup. Now in my third season I want to play more games and score more goals. I want to challenge myself. The most important thing is to finish preseason well. In my head, the goal is to improve what I did last season. I wasn\u2019t satisfied\u201d. The Yellow number 17 has been in great form. \u201cI am very happy and I will give everything to help the team. I recently got married and now this renewal comes. Everything is perfect for me. I\u2019m working hard with the team to make sure we have a great season\u201d, he said. C\u00e9dric Bakambu is not afraid of his attacking competition. \u201cWe have very good strikers. 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Nevertheless, Bakambu wants more. \u201cI think I can do more. In the first season I finished well, in the second I did not play much due to an injury and the African Cup. Now in my third season I want to play more games and score more goals. I want to challenge myself. The most important thing is to finish preseason well. In my head, the goal is to improve what I did last season. I wasn\u2019t satisfied\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellow number 17 has been in great form. \u201cI am very happy and I will give everything to help the team. I recently got married and now this renewal comes. Everything is perfect for me. I\u2019m working hard with the team to make sure we have a great season\u201d, he said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"C\u00e9dric Bakambu is not afraid of his attacking competition. \u201cWe have very good strikers. With Enes \u00dcnal who I played with in Turkey and with Soldado I have a good understanding, as with Sansone. 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In the 2015\/16 season he scored 22 goals, while in the 2016\/17 season he scored on 11 occasions. Nevertheless, Bakambu wants more. \u201cI think I can do more. In the first season I finished well, in the second I did not play much due to an injury and the African Cup. Now in my third season I want to play more games and score more goals. I want to challenge myself. The most important thing is to finish preseason well. In my head, the goal is to improve what I did last season. I wasn\u2019t satisfied\u201d. The Yellow number 17 has been in great form. \u201cI am very happy and I will give everything to help the team. I recently got married and now this renewal comes. Everything is perfect for me. I\u2019m working hard with the team to make sure we have a great season\u201d, he said. C\u00e9dric Bakambu is not afraid of his attacking competition. \u201cWe have very good strikers. With Enes \u00dcnal who I played with in Turkey and with Soldado I have a good understanding, as with Sansone. We are very lucky to have these forwards. \u00dcnal is a very good player. When I see him play he looks like Ibrahimovic from Manchester United. He\u2019s a striker I really like\u201d. As for the team\u2019s objectives, Bakambu believes they can beat them: \u201cWe can improve last season. It will not be easy, but in football everything is possible. We will work hard to reach our goals\u201d. Llaneza: \u201cI\u2019m sure that Bakambu will have a great season\u201d Villarreal CF Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza was satisfied with Bakambu\u2019s contract renewal until 2022. \u201cIt\u2019s a satisfactory agreement for the club and for C\u00e9dric. It\u2019s a great for us because Bakambu brings qualities that are hard to find in a footballer. One is his footballing ability and another is the great person he is. He\u2019s a great guy. One of the main objectives at the club was to renew Bakambu\u2019s contract\u201d, Llaneza stated. Llaneza expects a lot from the French-Congolese striker. \u201cThis year he\u2019s starting preseason with the group and he will have a fantastic season. I\u2019m confident he will be a key member of the team. I can only thank him for staying and making us so happy during the games\u201d. The Yellows Manager acknowledged that there were offers for the striker, but the club was very clear on its stance: \u201cWhen both parties want to cooperate it is easy to reach an agreement. He wanted to stay and we also wanted him to stay. There were significant offers for Bakambu, but every club encountered the same two problems: one is that the club did not want to sell him and the other is that Bakambu didn\u2019t want to leave\u201d. Finally, Llaneza analyzed the situation of the current squad: \u201cYou can\u2019t change ten players each season. 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