Aston Villa chase £50k-p/w ahead who Thierry Henry loves

Aston Villa have made contact to try to poach a Premier League ahead this summer time as they search cowl for Ollie Watkins, it has emerged.

Aston Villa busy forward of latest season

Unai Emery’s facet have been one of many busiest within the Premier League since confirming their place within the Champions League for the 2024/25 marketing campaign, with loads of enterprise each out and in of the Midlands membership.

Eight new faces have arrived at Villa Park, headed by Amadou Onana and Ian Maatsen, however there have been vital departures too. Douglas Luiz has joined Juventus in a deal value a reported £43m, whereas the membership additionally cashed in on Moussa Diaby simply 12 months on from his arrival within the midlands, becoming a member of Al-Ittihad in a deal value £50m.

There’s more likely to be extra motion too, with Diego Carlos having been informed he can discover a new membership, whereas West Ham have been locked in talks over striker Jhon Duran. The Colombian striker is anticipated to depart the membership this summer time amid earlier curiosity from Chelsea, although talks with the Hammers have reportedly stalled and led to Julen Lopetegui’s facet exploring offers for different targets.

Ought to Duran depart, Villa can be available in the market for an alternative choice to Ollie Watkins, who scored 19 occasions within the Premier League final season. Now, they seem like exploring a deal for simply that.

That comes with one report revealing that Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has been positioned on Villa’s listing of potential striker choices.

The French striker loved a incredible finish to the 2023-24 marketing campaign, turning into simply the second Frenchman to internet in seven consecutive Premier League residence video games after Thierry Henry, who he has been working with over the summer time as a part of the French Olympic staff.

The legendary Premier League striker was fast to reward his cost too, hailing him as a throwback striker.

“He’s an old school striker, you may play a little bit extra direct. He can hold the ball,” Henry defined. “He’s a boring striker to play in opposition to, he doesn’t lose the ball a lot, and he goes on the final defender.

“He makes use of his physicality, he’s good along with his head, and he scores. It’s vital {that a} striker like that offers you one other dimension.”

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However the striker has simply two years left on his present £50,000 every week deal at Selhurst Park, and has but to agree contemporary phrases amid a need to play Champions League soccer. As per the Each day Specific, Villa are prepared to supply him that and although talks should not superior, the Villans “have made contact” with Mateta’s camp.

It’s added that they’re contemplating a bid to “check the waters over the approaching weeks”, although no payment for the ahead is talked about. Ought to he be capable to proceed his glorious kind from the second half of the 23/24 marketing campaign, he may show a greater than succesful backup for Ollie Watkins.