Villarreal Club is studying the return of Egyptian international Haitham Hassan, Real Oviedo player, to its ranks again.
Haitham Hassan
Club: Real Oviedo
Haitham Hassan appeared at a good level with the Egyptian national team during his participation in the 2026 World Cup.
According to the Spanish newspaper El Periódico Mediterráneo, Villarreal is following Haitham Hassan and studying his return to its ranks and benefiting from owning 40% of the player's resale.
Villarreal Club, the player's former club, has the right to receive 40% of the value of any future transfer for Haitham Hassan according to the contract concluded when he moved to Real Oviedo.
Haitham Hassan has been playing with Oviedo since the summer of 2024, coming from Villarreal, which is studying his return again.
Villarreal secured participation in the next edition of the UEFA Champions League after finishing third behind Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Spanish League.
The Real Oviedo winger delivered one of his best matches in the Egyptian national team jersey, after assisting Egypt's first goal against Argentina, and was a key party in the match that saw an Egyptian goal canceled amid widespread refereeing controversy during the encounter.
Despite Egypt's exit from the tournament following the loss to Argentina, the player's performance attracted the interest of several clubs that began inquiring about his contractual status and the possibility of signing him during the current summer transfer window.
According to the Spanish radio station COPE, Real Oviedo has already received several offers to sign the player, but the Spanish club insists on receiving the full penalty clause value of 12 million euros.
Meanwhile, the Daily Record newspaper reported that Scottish club Celtic is the most prominent interested in signing Haitham Hassan in the coming period, but it wants to pay only about 5 million euros so far, which will not satisfy Oviedo.
Haitham Hassan participated in two matches with the Egyptian national team during the 2026 World Cup and assisted a goal against Argentina, and also contributed to scoring another goal in a wonderful way, but it was canceled after a video review.
