According to AS, Villarreal are eyeing a move for Newcastle United defender Javier Manquillo before the end of the January transfer window.
The La Liga side are set to be without £80 million-rated and Liverpool-linked Samuel Chukwueze for the next three months, with the Nigerian winger expected to go under the knife after suffering a groin injury.
The Yellow Submarine are also without Gerard Moreno and right-back Mario Gaspar, and manager Unai Emery wants a player capable of playing on the wings and at the back in order to provide cover for the trio with a single signing.