The latest Aston Villa transfer news as Moussa Dembele is being earmarked as a potential replacement for the outgoing Danny Ings
Aston Villa’s transfer dominoes are starting to fall into place this window, with Unai Emery putting his stamp on the squad.
With the imminent sale of striker Danny Ings to West Ham United for £15 million, Villa is likely to look for a replacement in the closing weeks of the transfer window. Despite being second in the pecking order to Ollie Watkins, Ings is Villa’s top scorer this season.
In this window, Emery has already been added to his squad. Full-back Alex Moreno joined Villa from Real Betis earlier this month for a fee of around £13 million, and the club is also close to signing striker Jhon Duran from Chicago Fire.
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Lyon’s former Celtic striker Moussa Dembele is the latest name to be linked with a move to Villa Park. This season, the forward has struggled for starts in Ligue 1 and has less than six months left on his contract with the club.
With that in mind, here is the most recent information on the club’s possible move for the former France U21 international.
Villa is in talks about relocating in January.
BirminghamLive understands that Aston Villa is in talks to bring Dembele to the club. The striker’s contract with Lyon expires in less than six months, allowing him to speak with foreign clubs about a possible pre-contract for the summer.
However, with the impending sale of striker Danny Ings to West Ham, Villa is looking to add more firepower to their squad in the January transfer window. It implies that the club could move forward with a potential deal for Dembele.
According to colleagues at Foot Mercato, Villa will face competition from Everton, and Unai Emery has long been a fan of Dembele during his time as manager at PSG and, before that, Villarreal.
Discounted price
According to reports last month, Dembele could be available for as little as £4 million in January, with an offer from Turkish club Galatasaray. While the bid did not appear to be successful, Lyon is unlikely to demand much more from the striker, who has only a few months left on his contract.
According to Jeunes Footeux in France, Unai Emery has been considering a January move for Dembele since before the window opened in December.
What fans have to say
Links to Dembele first surfaced at the end of last year, with fans seemingly on board with the possibility. When the links were first reported, here’s what some had to say:
Townsend: At 26 years old, he is entering his prime years and would be a good signing for us.
Richard Arth Harding: Far superior to what we have now.
David Bilcliff: That’s all wishful thinking! Always planning, never doing!
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