<font size="3">Alejandro Rodriguez, the president of Mexican club, Tigres UANL, has confirmed that the San Nicol&aacute;s de los Garza based outfit are exploring ways to sign Ikechukwu Uche from Villarreal.<br /><br />But talks of a deal being imminent are premature as he has acknowledged that an agreement has not been reached, according to Mundo Deportivo. <br /><br />The Nigerian striker did not travel with <i>The Yellow Submarine</i> on their tour of Australia for post - season friendlies, fueling speculation that a transfer could be in the offing.<br /><br />The 31 - year - old has spent the last four seasons at Villarreal , scoring 20 goals in his last 53 games in La Liga.<br /><br />Ikechukwu Uche is under contract with Villarreal until the end of the 2016 - 2017 season.</font><br /><br />Photo Credit : villarrealcf.es<br />