Aston Villa have agreed personal terms with World Cup winner Marcos Acuna, but a deal could still go through since Sevilla want at least £8.5 million from the Premier League club.
According to sources, Aston Villa regard Marcos Acuna as a successor for Lucas Digne. The latter has drawn interest from teams in Saudi Arabia and could be on his way out in the coming weeks.
If Sunday’s 4-0 obliteration of Everton is anything to go by, however, Aston Villa may be better served devoting their energy to keeping Digne, rather than signing a replacement.
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Against his former employers, the France international produced perhaps his finest performance in claret and blue. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, watching on after yet another injury, could only dream of being supplied with such a steady stream of inch-perfect deliveries from the flank.
Aston Villa are still in talks with Marcos Acuna?
Aston Villa have agreed personal terms with Argentina international Acuna, according to La Colina de Nervion. However, reaching an agreement with Sevilla is proving significantly more difficult.
The Europa League champions want at least £8.5 million. Given that Acuna will be 32 in October and thus has very little resale value, Aston Villa may be hesitant to pay such a fee, especially given that Acuna could find himself on the bench once Alex Moreno – who has been outstanding since joining from Real Betis in January – returns to full fitness.
Sevilla president Pepe Castro has confirmed that Acuna, who played in Argentina’s World Cup final victory over France in December, might be moved if the price is right.
Coach Jose Luis Mendilibar, on the other hand, could do without conjecture about the future of his important players. Especially when Acuna’s teammate Gonzalo Montiel has already agreed to join Nottingham Forest for £9.4 million (Daily Mail).
“It’s insecurity. “You don’t know what can happen until September 1, and it’s a shame,” Mendilibar rages, according to El Desmarque. “I must have said it 40,000 times.” I’m not sure how (the window) is configured in this manner. However, it is what it is.
“We don’t know which players are going to stay. Last season, I said that I had some good footballers and that I wanted those good footballers to stay.
“They talk to the players before they do with the club. They reach agreements with the player before they do with the club. Given that, it is very difficult.
“A player with a two-year contract; they are messing with him and there are things that I don’t understand.”
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