A big transfer rumor connected to Minnesota United surfaced Sunday, but it was not in the direction Loons fans have been pining for since the summer transfer window opened.

Instead of a report to a potential incoming player, Loons forward Tani Oluwaseyi has been linked to a move to Villarreal, according to multiple posts in Europe.

Reporter Matteo Moretto said Oluwaseyi is “very close” to the club in Spain’s La Liga. Fellow journalist Sacha Tavolieri said MNUFC is asking for $5 million “to close the deal.” That sum would be a Minnesota club record for an outgoing transfer fee.

Last week, GiveMeSport said the Loons turned down a bid of more than $4 million for Oluwaseyi. Two weeks ago, the Pioneer Press heard MNUFC was not keen to move on from its 25-year-old Canadian international this

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