Aston Villa are facing plenty of obstacles in their pursuit of Loic Bade, with the defender himself not pushing to leave Sevilla this month.
According to Mucho Deporte, Aston Villa will have to raise their offer to Sevilla as well as convince Loic Bade to make the move to Birmingham. The defender has been on their radar, but the Frenchman is not pushing to leave Sevilla this month, which does give the Spanish side the upper hand in negotiations.
Sevilla are under some financial stress and could look to part ways with some of their key assets, including Loic Bade. As the defender signed a new deal until 2029 back in September 2024, the club are in strong negotiating power for the sale of the Frenchman.
As per the report, Sevilla wants at least €30 million plus bonuses to consider the sale of the Olympic Silver Medalist this month. Newcastle United had an interest before, but have since backed out of the race as finances might be a concern over at St James Park, although a sale or two could bring them back into the mix for the Frenchman.
Aston Villa had made an approach for Bade, and they are now firmly in the race as Unai Emery seeks a replacement for Diego Carlos who appears close to joining Fenerbahce. Monchi has been leading negotiations as the two clubs are having advanced discussions, although they are still a distance away from agreeing terms for the €30 million-rated Olympics 2024 silver medalist.
Aston Villa face Loic Bade obstacles
Sevilla are in a powerful position because Bade is not pushing for a move. Any bid to convince the Frenchman might purely depend on the financial package that Aston Villa manages to offer, although there’s a bigger problem at stake as the premier league side must agree a fee.
There are plenty of complications for Sevilla to sell at the price Aston Villa wants Bade at. For instance, they have bid €23 million as per the story, and given Sevilla are operating on a 1/4 rule, they can effectively use only one Euro out of every four they receive as transfer fees.
Moreover, former side Rennes also have a sell-on clause, which will further diminish Sevilla’s gains from the move. Should the French side remove the clause they might potentially agree to the €23 million offered by Aston Villa, although for now, they will stick to their asking price of €30 million for the Frenchman.
Aston Villa are facing plenty of obstacles in their pursuit of Loic Bade, with the defender himself not pushing to leave Sevilla this month.
According to Mucho Deporte, Aston Villa will have to raise their offer to Sevilla as well as convince Loic Bade to make the move to Birmingham. The defender has been on their radar, but the Frenchman is not pushing to leave Sevilla this month, which does give the Spanish side the upper hand in negotiations.
Sevilla are under some financial stress and could look to part ways with some of their key assets, including Loic Bade. As the defender signed a new deal until 2029 back in September 2024, the club are in strong negotiating power for the sale of the Frenchman.
As per the report, Sevilla wants at least €30 million plus bonuses to consider the sale of the Olympic Silver Medalist this month. Newcastle United had an interest before, but have since backed out of the race as finances might be a concern over at St James Park, although a sale or two could bring them back into the mix for the Frenchman.
Aston Villa had made an approach for Bade, and they are now firmly in the race as Unai Emery seeks a replacement for Diego Carlos who appears close to joining Fenerbahce. Monchi has been leading negotiations as the two clubs are having advanced discussions, although they are still a distance away from agreeing terms for the €30 million-rated Olympics 2024 silver medalist.
Aston Villa face Loic Bade obstacles
Sevilla are in a powerful position because Bade is not pushing for a move. Any bid to convince the Frenchman might purely depend on the financial package that Aston Villa manages to offer, although there’s a bigger problem at stake as the premier league side must agree a fee.
There are plenty of complications for Sevilla to sell at the price Aston Villa wants Bade at. For instance, they have bid €23 million as per the story, and given Sevilla are operating on a 1/4 rule, they can effectively use only one Euro out of every four they receive as transfer fees.
Moreover, former side Rennes also have a sell-on clause, which will further diminish Sevilla’s gains from the move. Should the French side remove the clause they might potentially agree to the €23 million offered by Aston Villa, although for now, they will stick to their asking price of €30 million for the Frenchman.