Neyser Villarreal rebels at Millonarios? The striker did not show up for training

The future of Neyser Villarreal is a mystery. The top scorer and star of the last South American Under-20 with the Colombian National Team has offers from abroad and his permanence in Millonarios is in doubt.

The player was due to attend training sessions with the club on Wednesday, February 26, in compliance with his contract that runs until November 25 of this year.

However, this did not happen. Villarreal did not arrive at the club's headquarters, as confirmed by team sources, who do not know the reason for their absence.

Meanwhile, Carlos Sarabia does He returned to his duties as normal after the break authorized for his performance in the youth tournament with the National Team.

Neyser has become the most sought-after jewel. First he was strongly linked with Vasco da Gama of Brazil, a deal that is said to have fallen through. Then there was talk in press reports of Watford of England's interest in having the Colombian footballer. And recently he was linked with Porto of Portugal. According to the newspaper Record, the club wants to wait for him to arrive for free in the next summer market, after his negotiation as a free agent in July 2025.

In conversation with FUTBOLRED, sports lawyer Andrés Charria clarified what could happen to the player in case of breach of contract.

"He is not exposed to anything, he is not running any risk. He can terminate his employment contract, go to a judge, ask him to calculate the compensation he should pay Millonarios for the 9 months of his contract left, pay it and leave. It is important to remember that FIFA always says in all its regulations 'without prejudice to the player's right to resort to legal proceedings', the fact that you cannot go to ordinary courts is false," he said.