Juventus ahead Kenan Yildiz. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
Aston Villa might embrace Emi Buendia as a part of a swap deal for Juventus teen Kenan Yildiz.
That’s the view of the membership’s former scout, Bryan King, who believes Villa might must get inventive to be able to deliver Juve’s asking worth down.
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As revealed by CaughtOffside, Villa are one in all a bunch of golf equipment holding a critical curiosity in Yildiz, alongside the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund.
Nonetheless, it’s understood Juventus might demand as much as £66m (€80m) for the 19-year-old, who already has 17 senior caps for Turkey to his identify.
Regardless of his success at worldwide stage, Yildiz stays comparatively unproven at membership stage, with the previous Bayern Munich expertise enjoying simply 54 occasions for Juve up to now, scoring eight targets and offering 5 assists.
However, the winger — who can even play via the center — is producing critical curiosity throughout Europe and Juventus must work laborious to maintain maintain of him.
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Whereas Aston Villa are at a drawback relating to competing for Yildiz, they would supply a extra direct path to common senior soccer.
But when they’re to land the teen, they could want to make use of participant trades as an additional incentive for Juventus, who’re demanding an astronomical charge.
“Maybe there could possibly be a swap deal on the playing cards,” King — who has additionally labored for Tottenham Hotspur and Everton — instructed Villa Information.
“Buendía has been linked with a transfer away from the membership, possibly they’ll provide him to Juventus? That could possibly be one thing. Nonetheless, Juventus do need £66million for the participant.
“You possibly can overlook that. He has had a couple of video games at a excessive stage, not a couple of seasons. Due to this fact, he hasn’t performed sufficient to generate a fee of £66million.”
