Villarreal star Samuel Chukwueze battles Lionel Messi, others for La Liga Player of the Month award

Steve Dede 11:38 - 29 April 2021

Samuel Chukwueze (Twitter/Villarreal)

Chukwueze scored three La Liga goals in April but can he beat Messi to the award?

Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze has been nominated for La Liga Player of the Month for April alongside Lionel Messi and other in-form players.

After his initial struggles this season, Chukwueze has gone into gear and delivered a series of impressive performances for Villarreal in April.

In La Liga games in April, the 21-year-old scored three goals, including one against Barcelona.

For these performances, the forward has been nominated for the league’s Player of the Month.

He will battle Real Betis goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, Atletico Madrid forward Ángel Correa, Barcelona star Lionel Messi, Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Alaves goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco.

🏅 @C1audioBravo
🏅 @chukwueze_8
🏅 @AngelCorrea32
🏅 @thibautcourtois
🏅 Fernando
🏅 Messi
🏅 @92pacheco

The nominees for #LaLigaSantander #POTM for April! 💯

Vote for your #MVP below! 👇🗳️
— LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) April 28, 2021