Sporting CP are showing no signs of accepting anything less than the €80 million release clause for Aston Villa-linked Pedro Goncalves.
According to O Jogo via Sport Witness, Aston Villa might have to pay the entire €80 million release clause in Pedro Goncalves’s contract to land the attacker. Unai Emery is eager to bolster his attacking options before the transfer window shuts, as they might look for a way to reduce the asking price drastically.
Aston Villa learn Pedro Goncalves’s asking price
Aston Villa are still looking to bolster their attack in this window and could have many different profiles of players on their list. Unai Emery wants more fluidity in his game. They have lost the likes of Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby but have since made some exciting additions.
The departure of Diaby leaves them short on quality in the wide areas, although in terms of numbers, they have signed Jaden Philogene from Hull City. Emery might look at another player on the wings who can generate output.
Villa had shown an interest in Pedro Goncalves back in June, but they were busy then with outgoings to balance their act with PSR. Now, they might have revived their chase of the winger who had 35 goals and assists for Sporting CP last season on their way to the Portuguese league title.
Sporting CP are reluctant to lose the player considered extremely crucial by Ruben Amorim and they are currently asking for his entire €80 million release clause. As things stand, they will stick to that asking rate, although further explorations might see the Portuguese club potentially give in to the market demand.
Aston Villa could sign Goncalves for €50 million?
The report also claimed that further negotiations and the player’s desire might play a significant role. Goncalves might have had a good season with 35 goals and assists for Sporting CP, but he might use it as an opportunity to make a big career move, p[probably to the Premier League.
He also fears that Sporting CP’s failure to reduce his asking rate might result in him never getting the ‘contract of his life’ and could see the opportunity wasted. Hence, should a club like Aston Villa come in with an approach and the player asks to leave, Sporting might even sell him for €50 million, which would still represent a massive profit on their €13.5 million investment in the attacker four years ago.
Sporting CP are showing no signs of accepting anything less than the €80 million release clause for Aston Villa-linked Pedro Goncalves.
According to O Jogo via Sport Witness, Aston Villa might have to pay the entire €80 million release clause in Pedro Goncalves’s contract to land the attacker. Unai Emery is eager to bolster his attacking options before the transfer window shuts, as they might look for a way to reduce the asking price drastically.
Aston Villa learn Pedro Goncalves’s asking price
Aston Villa are still looking to bolster their attack in this window and could have many different profiles of players on their list. Unai Emery wants more fluidity in his game. They have lost the likes of Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby but have since made some exciting additions.
The departure of Diaby leaves them short on quality in the wide areas, although in terms of numbers, they have signed Jaden Philogene from Hull City. Emery might look at another player on the wings who can generate output.
Villa had shown an interest in Pedro Goncalves back in June, but they were busy then with outgoings to balance their act with PSR. Now, they might have revived their chase of the winger who had 35 goals and assists for Sporting CP last season on their way to the Portuguese league title.
Sporting CP are reluctant to lose the player considered extremely crucial by Ruben Amorim and they are currently asking for his entire €80 million release clause. As things stand, they will stick to that asking rate, although further explorations might see the Portuguese club potentially give in to the market demand.
Aston Villa could sign Goncalves for €50 million?
The report also claimed that further negotiations and the player’s desire might play a significant role. Goncalves might have had a good season with 35 goals and assists for Sporting CP, but he might use it as an opportunity to make a big career move, p[probably to the Premier League.
He also fears that Sporting CP’s failure to reduce his asking rate might result in him never getting the ‘contract of his life’ and could see the opportunity wasted. Hence, should a club like Aston Villa come in with an approach and the player asks to leave, Sporting might even sell him for €50 million, which would still represent a massive profit on their €13.5 million investment in the attacker four years ago.