Santi Cazorla has just over a year remaining on his current Arsenal contract.
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Santi Cazorla hopes former side Villarreal reach the Europa League Final and warns the first leg at El Madrigal will be the key game against Liverpool.
The 31-year-old joined Villarreal from Oviedo at the age of 17 and made over 200 appearances in all competitions for the club in two spells sandwiched by a brief stint at Recreativo Huelva.
“I would not rule out returning to Villarreal [at some point]”, Cazorla told AS.
Arsenal have missed Cazorla thoroughly during his injury spell this season and they’ll be desperate not to lose the player permanently, as replacing his services would be hard, especially ahead of a summer when Tomas Rosicky, Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini will all leave.
Marcelino’s side, who sit fourth in the Spanish standings, face Liverpool in the Europa League semi-finals and Cazorla even hopes to be part of the travelling contingent when they arrive at Anfield next week.
“But Liverpool are something different [since Jurgen Klopp was appointed]”. “Any team can suffer at Anfield, and they will suffer for sure”.
He added that Philippe Coutinho is Liverpool’s “best player”, adding: “He makes the difference for them. Everyone knows it’s a special club for me”.
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Dermot Corrigan is a Madrid-based football writer who covers La Liga and the Spain national team for ESPN FC.
