Spurs twist in Aston Villa-Juventus deal as talks underway with Everton over £10m transfer

Jordan Jones
By Jordan Jones
Published 19th Jun 2024, 10:12 BST
Updated 19th Jun 2024, 11:06 BST
Weston McKennie could be returning to the Premier League, but not to Aston Villa. (Image: Getty Images)Weston McKennie could be returning to the Premier League, but not to Aston Villa. (Image: Getty Images)
Weston McKennie could be returning to the Premier League, but not to Aston Villa. (Image: Getty Images) | Getty Images
A complex Aston Villa transfer deal is at the risk of collapse after a Premier League rival swooped in with a bid.

Aston Villa's three-player transfer saga took a slight twist before cold water was poured on the rumours.

According to Pete O'Rourke, a transfer correspondent for Football Insider, Spurs moved ahead of Villa in the race to sign Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie. The North London club were said to be willing to pay the £15m needed to sign him.

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Matt Law, a Football News Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph though disputed the reports, and said that Spurs ‘insisted’ that they had no interest in McKennie.

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano backed that up and said that Tottenham are not working on deal to sign Weston McKennie. He added that talks were ongoing over the Douglas Luiz, Samuel Iling Junior and McKennie swap deal, with the exit conditions of McKennie the final part of the deal that needed to be concluded.

Aston Villa and Juventus have reportedly been working on a deal that would see Iling Junior and McKennie head to Villa Park in exchange for Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz. Luiz and Iling-Junior are reported to be happy with their terms, but the hold-up is Juventus agreeing on exit terms with McKennie.

Villa might need to move some players off of their books after announcing losses of £119m in their 2022/23 accounts. A fear of a points deduction after punishments were given to Everton and Nottingham Forest because of Profit and Sustainability rules have made Villa consider moving some players off their books.

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One player that looks set to depart is Tim Iroegbunam who could move to Everton. The Toffees are said to be in advanced talks about signing the 20-year-old for a fee of around £10m.

Iroegbunam joined VIlla in 2021 after coming through the academies of Sutton United (Coldfield) and West Brom, and has made 19 appearances for the first-team. He made his debut for the club in 2021, and then had a loan spell at QPR in 2022/23. The England under-20 returned to Villa Park last season and made 15 appearances across all competitions.

Related topics:EvertonJuventusDouglas LuizWest BromNottingham ForestQPR

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