Aston Villa renew interest in ‘idyllic’ Spain international worth €40m in January transfer window
Aston Villa transfer news from BirminghamLive as Unai Emery links up with former player who continues to impress in La Liga
According to reports in Europe, Aston Villa are prepared to renew their interest in Villarreal striker Alex Baena during the January transfer window.
The 22-year-old is known to Villa boss Unai Emery, who has been linked with the Spain international this summer and according to a new report from Spanish news agency AS, he has been a target There is more transfer interest before the mid-term. transaction window.
Sport Witness claim the Premier League club are looking to replace the attacking midfielder/winger, who has also attracted interest from Barcelona. Baena’s recent excellent form for Villarreal has earned him international recognition and his first cap for the national team, with AS describing Baena’s start as “idyllic” after scoring on his debut in the win 6-0 against Cyprus.
The player committed his future to Villarreal last January when he signed a new contract that runs until 2028 and also removed the 25 million euro release clause contained in the previous contract. His new acquisition price will be 60 million euros (about £52 million). However, the report suggests that a transfer is not expected to cost that much, suggesting that “any deal could cost around €40m” (around £34.7m ).
Baena made his first-team debut for Villarreal in July 2020, but needed a loan move to Girona in the 2021/22 season to adapt to first-team football as he was still a teenager at the time. Emery started working with him. He played 38 times for Girona in Liga 2, assisting and scoring five times as the club won promotion to the top flight of Spanish football.
In his first six appearances last season, Baena impressed Emery by scoring three goals, while in the Europa Conference League he scored six goals in five group stage matches. Baena started 5 of Emery’s 11 matches in charge at Villarreal, before moving to Villa Park last October.
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The midfielder then played a key role in Villarreal’s strong finish to this season, as the Spanish side finished fifth last season and qualified for the Europa League.
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