Aston Villa shows its ambitions. After a turbulent summer transfer window with the departure of Jack Grealish and many arrivals, the Birmingham club had started the season badly and sacked its coach to bring in Steven Gerrard. The results are better and the leaders have total confidence in the former Red, as evidenced by the winter transfers offered to Stevie (Digne and Coutinho). However, the former Rangers manager also wants a new defensive midfielder.
The technician would have 60M€ to satisfy his needs in this position according to The Daily Star, and he would have already established a short-list of two names. Indeed, the English would target Yves Bissouma, the Malian from Brighton for whom the Villans had already offered 36M in January, refused by the Seagulls. The player is also reportedly on the books of Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle which could raise the stakes. The second targeted player is Wilfried Ndidi. The Nigerian is under contract until 2024 with Leicester and is an important part of Brendan Rodgers’ system, which will make negotiations complicated.
