English Premier League side, Aston Villa have taken a major step towards securing the signature of Nigeria’s Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze from Spanish La Liga side, Villareal.
Chukwueze has been a subject of interest from Aston Villa since the English side appointed former Arsenal boss, Unai Emery, who worked with the skillful attacking winger at Villareal, as the manager.
And the two could be reunited at Villa Park, with Aston Villa keen to back Emery up with funds to make meaningful additions to the squad in January.
And according to Football Insider (via TMW), Aston Villa have tabled an offer of € 40 million to the Yellow Submarines for Chukwueze.
After receiving such a princely bid, Villarreal may not need more convincing to sanction the sale of a player who joined the club from Diamond Academy for €500,000 in 2017.
A largely successful five-year spell in Spain has seen Chukwueze develop into one of the most exciting wingers in La Liga and with a valued at €20 million euros, the 23-year-old is the seventh most valuable player at Villarreal and the fourth among Nigerian players.
Villarreal have always been open to letting Chukwueze leave for the Premier League in the presence of a suitable offer.
Chukwueze was reportedly close to making a deadline-day loan move to Everton in the summer but negotiations stalled at the crucial moments.
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