Aston Villa could sign dream Coutinho replacement in swoop for £50m “jewel”

Aston Villa Could sign Dream Coutinho Replacement in Swoop for £50m “jewel”

There have been rumors that the Villans are interested in the gifted attacking midfield player.

With the January transfer window drawing near, Villa might take advantage of it to bolster their team in preparation for the second half of the campaign.

With a fantastic start to the 2023–24 season, Unai Emery’s team is presently vying for a spot in the Champions League for the next season.

In addition to finishing first in their Europa Conference League group and qualifying for the European knockout stage in 2024, they are currently two points behind league leaders Liverpool in third place in the Premier League.

But the Villans don’t seem to want to sit back and take it easy on their achievements; instead, they seem to be searching for steady advancement rather than contentment with their current state of affairs.

As a result, it’s said that Monchi and Emery are considering adding an attacking midfielder to the team during the approaching January transfer window.

Aston Villa transfer news – Oscar Gloukh

It was recently reported by Football Insider that Villa are eyeing up RB Salzburg prospect Oscar Gloukh ahead of the turn of the year.

The outlet claimed that the Israel international is on the club’s radar heading into the next window as they view him as a player with ‘top potential’, which means that the talented gem could arrive as a signing with the long-term firmly in mind.

Football Insider also added that they could secure a deal for his services for a fee of up to £50m, with a minimum fee of £40m mentioned, for the teenage whiz.

Salzburg have been knocked out of the Champions League this season and that was said to be a blow to their hopes of keeping hold of the attacking midfielder.

The report claimed that it will be hard for them to retain Gloukh amid interest from other teams in the Premier League and Europe, although no other specific teams have been named.

Football Insider revealed that he would be one of two attacking signings that the club are hoping to bring in ahead of the second half of the season to bolster their Champions League hopes.

Emery and Monchi could now land the dream replacement for Philippe Coutinho, who left the club to join Al-Duhail on a season-long loan over the summer, by signing the Salzburg star..

The Brazil international was deemed surplus to requirements at Villa Park and moved to Qatar to spend the campaign playing regular football.

His contract with Villa does not expire until the summer of 2026, and there has been no formal mention of any obligation or option for that arrangement to become permanent next summer.

Gloukh, a five-month loan from the Brazilian jewel, might, nevertheless, replace him this season and serve as the club’s long-term number ten option should Coutinho’s loan agreement expire at the end of the current campaign.

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