JUST NOW: Aston Villa is on the verge of making a decision they will later regret.
Aston Villa is on the verge of making a decision they will later regret.
Once Unai Emery and Monchi, the former power couple of Sevilla, were brought in to guide the team into a new era, Aston Villa have generally been masters at the transfer market.
The Lions made it into the Conference League the previous season and will play in the Champions League the next, so Aston Villa has already reaped the rewards of their leadership. While the most of the summer 2024 transfer targets make sense, Aston Villa appears to be seriously mishandling one highly speculated move.
The reported midfielder trade between Aston Villa and Juventus, featuring Douglas Luiz and Weston McKennie, is getting closer to completion, according to reporter Fabiana Della Valle on YouTube. Both players have approved moves to their respective potential clubs; McKennie has informed Aston Villa that he is open to joining them, and Douglas Luiz has approved moves to Juventus.
Thus, the decision of the transfer fee that must be paid to close the value difference between Douglas Luiz and Weston McKennie will come down to discussions between the teams. It is obvious that Luiz is the better player, and the only reason he is being considered for a move is because he seems to want to leave the team, which some supporters think is just a ploy to get Aston Villa to offer him a higher contract.
According to Della Valle, Aston Villa feels McKennie is worth closer to 20–25 million euros rather than the 30 million Juve wants, but they think Douglas Luiz is worth at least 40 million euros, which is a fair price. While Luiz is among the finest midfielders in the Premier League with nine goals and five assists last season, many fans would be inclined to agree with Aston Villa’s assessment of McKennie, who did have seven assists last season but has never been a top midfielder in Serie A.
In addition to McKennie, Aston Villa may legitimately demand thirty million euros, and their fans might not want the team to accept anything less. The amount of leverage the Lions have to demand more money may depend entirely on how much Luiz wants to depart.
