10 Best World Football Transfers Of January 2020 Window
4. Paco Alcacer - Borussia Dortmund To Villarreal
Arriving at Villarreal for a club record £19.4 million, Spanish international striker Alcacer is a reliably proven goalscorer at every level.
At both Dortmund, and previously for Barcelona, Alcacer has been unfortunate to have to fight for his place against some established stars. Nevertheless he has kept scoring throughout. Last season in the Bundesliga only Lewandowski netted more times than the 18 that Alcacer managed in 26 games for Dortmund. Even without being a regular starter, in the first half of this season he scored on every other appearance.
Villarreal have had a thoroughly up-and-down past decade, but the Yellow Submarine are currently on the rise and sit just outside the European places, a couple of points behind Atletico Madrid. Alcacer could easily provide the key to making that next step forward.
He has already started strongly for his new club, opening the scoring in a 3-1 win over Osasuna on his debut. If more goals like that can push Villarreal into a Europa League place then that £19 million will have already paid for itself.