Canada's Tajon Buchanan joins Villarreal in permanent transfer from Inter

New York Times

3 days ago

Tajon Buchanan has joined Villarreal in a permanent move from Inter.
The 26-year-old has signed a five-year contract at the Spanish club after spending the second half of 2024-25 on loan, scoring once in 13 appearances.
Buchanan started only once for Inter in the first half of last season after suffering a broken leg during a Canada training session in July.
He joined Villarreal on loan in January, making four starts in the second half of last term and finishing the campaign strongly with a late winner at La Liga champions Barcelona — his only goal for the club — in the penultimate game of the season and an assist against Sevilla on the final day.
El Villarreal y el @Inter han alcanzado un acuerdo de traspaso por Tajon Buchanan, que firma con la entidad amarilla hasta el año 2030.
Benvingut, Tajon 💛! pic.twitter.com/5zxt77MUQ8
— Villarreal CF (@VillarrealCF) July 29, 2025
Buchanan signed for Inter from Club Brugge in a deal worth an initial €7million (£6m; $7.7m) plus add-ons in January 2024 but did not start a game for the Italian club that season, featuring 10 times as a substitute as they won the Serie A title.
Buchanan, who was the first ever Canadian to play in Italy's top flight, previously played 67 times for Club Brugge after arriving in January 2022.
The versatile wide player has made 51 appearances for the Canada men's national team, including starting all three of their group games at the 2022 World Cup.
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