Aston Villa have put Anwar El Ghazi up for sale after the arrival of Bertrand Traore, with SDNA suggesting Olympiakos could be the winger’s destination.
There’s always a point in your career when you’ve got to start turning potential into something more tangible. And there’s a fear El Ghazi may miss the cut-off point.
The former Ajax starlet is 25 and, in truth, is as exciting but as erratic as he was when a promising teenager at the Amsterdam Arena.
Four goals and four assists in his debut Premier League season was hardly a bad return but, if Dean Smith’s side are to thrive rather than survive in the top flight, they need more productivity from their forwards.
That’s why Bertrand Traore and Ollie Watkins have arrived and Villa are willing to pay £20.5 million to free Milot Rashica from his Werder Bremen contract (Birmingham Mail).
Perhaps the biggest concern for El Ghazi, however, is he appears to be behind Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’ Hassan in the pecking order too.
After failing to emerge from the bench in Monday’s 1-0 victory over ten-man Sheffield United, SDNA reports Aston Villa have made their £8 million signing available for transfer.
Olympiakos are looking to add a winger to their title-winning squad and the report claims El Ghazi is a target – albeit only on a short-term loan deal.
The Greek champions have also agreed a £30,000-a-week contract with another Premier League benchwarmer – Southampton’s Sofiane Boufal (Sportime).
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