5 La Liga-based talents that Luis Enrique might be keeping an eye on

Luis Enrique (middle) will be following La Liga with eagle eyes
Luis Enrique (middle) will be following La Liga with eagle eyes

#3 Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)

Moreno will fancy his chances of making his debut under Enrique
Moreno will fancy his chances of making his debut under Enrique

Quite how the former Espanyol striker has not gotten a call-up remains a mystery. One of the most consistent Spanish goalscorers in the league, the 26-year old left-footer has been something of an enigma.

The Santa Perpètua-born striker started out from the Villareal academy and has played for the club for 3 seasons netting ten times in 40 La Liga games. He was subsequently sold to Espanyol where he improved upon his abilities and became a better player.

A left-footed striker who can often be found dropping deep to get involved in the build-up, Gerard is a player who is very confident when he has the ball. While he does not have the pace of some modern strikers, he likes harrying defenders, never given them a moment's rest.

The striker has never played for Spain at any level before but a return to Villarreal for £18m this summer is an ideal move for the player to get himself into Enrique's plans. Gerard would be competing with fellow left-footers; Rodrigo (Valencia) and Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), but if he can deliver for Villarreal (He scored the team's only goal in the 2-1 opening game loss to Real Sociedad), he will be definitely in with a shot of making the La Roja team.

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