Speaking on the House of Champions Podcast, Fabrizio Romano has shared the latest on Aston Villa’s pursuit of Matteo Guendouzi.
The Villans have been linked with the Frenchman for quite some time now, and according to Romano, the ex-Arsenal man is in fact at the top of the Midlands club’s transfer wish list.
In fact, Romano went as far as to say that Unai Emery is in love with the idea of signing Guendouzi, but he did add the caveat that it will not be easy to negotiate this deal with Marseille.
Emery in love with Guendouzi
The journalist shared what he knows about Guendouzi and Villa.
“Yes, the focus for Aston Villa is Guendouzi. Yes, absolutely they want this player. Unai Emery is in love with this player. They already had conversations on the player’s side. Let’s see how the negotiation with Marseille will go. It’s not an easy negotiation with Marseille, but he is top of the list for Aston Villa. Also, Marseille are now closing in on Ivan Ilic from Verona,” Romano said.
“I think the Guendouzi situation is one to watch this week. Villa will push and Unai Emery, in particular, is in love with this player.”
Give him what he wants
Matteo Guendouzi may not have taken the Premier League by storm during his time at Arsenal, but if Unai Emery wants the player, he needs to be backed by Villa.
Make no mistake about it, Emery is the single most important figure at Villa right now, and if he gets what he wants from this transfer window, the Midlands club will be moving in the right direction.
Villa’s short-term transfer plan should be to give Emery whatever he wants.
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