Aston Villa have now tabled a suggestion to signal a ahead who fashions his sport on Sergio Aguero, it has been reported, with Unai Emery’s aspect already handed a solution.
Villa reconsidering attacking additions
After Ollie Watkins’ distinctive Premier League season at Villa Park, the precedence was to discover a appropriate backup for the England worldwide this summer season. However that trusted outgoings. For a lot of the summer season it seemed promising, with Jhon Duran drawing curiosity from first Chelsea after which West Ham United in current weeks.
Nonetheless, the pair have seemed elsewhere after it proved tough to fulfill Aston Villa’s £40m valuation of the Colombian striker, with West Ham signing Niclas Fullkrug and Chelsea in superior talks to signal Atletico Madrid striker Samu Omorodion.
It has left Villa with Duran nonetheless on the membership forward of their Premier League opener in opposition to West Ham on the London Stadium. Recalled striker Cameron Archer can be in situ and there’s little room to signal an costly new striker to compete with Watkins or present prime quality cowl in situations the place the Englishman is injured or unfit.
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Because of this, they may now must pivot their switch plans to signal a youthful, much less skilled striker for a decrease charge and try to show them into the subsequent famous person, very like they did with the likes of Ezri Konsa in defence. And studies in Turkey recommend they could have discovered their man.
Villa desk supply for teenage striker
That comes with Villa considered one of two golf equipment who’ve reportedly tabled a gap supply to signal highly-rated Turkey striker Semih Kilicsoy this summer season. The 18-year-old can play throughout the frontline, with Besiktas utilizing him as a left-winger and a striker throughout the 2023/24 marketing campaign.
That was his breakthrough season in Turkey, with Kilicsoy making 23 appearances within the Tremendous Lig and grabbing 12 objectives within the course of, a run of kind that noticed him handed his debut for the Turkish nationwide crew forward of EURO 2024 and named as a part of Vincenzo Montella’s squad for the competitors, although he performed only a single minute.
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Semih Kilicsoy’s 23/24 season (all competitions) |
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Appearances |
35 |
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Begins |
24 |
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Objectives |
12 |
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Assists |
3 |
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Minutes per purpose/help |
139 |
Talking earlier within the season, Besiktas soccer academy director Mehmet Eksi likened him to Gerd Muller, however revealed Kilicsoy himself prefers one other comparability.
“As youth coaches, we examine Semih to Gerd Müller. Some in contrast him to Agüero. He additionally sees Agüero as his idol”, he defined.
Now, Turkish outlet Sabah reveal that Fulham and Aston Villa have each tabled bids for his providers this summer season, with Emery’s reported supply round 18m euros (£15.4m). Nonetheless, they add that each have been knocked again, with Kilicsoy nonetheless having 4 years left to run on his £8,000 per week deal in Turkey and Besiktas in no rush to half methods with him.
It’s unclear whether or not both aspect will return for {the teenager} within the remaining weeks of the switch window, however ought to they choose to not and the striker enjoys one other robust season, they may properly see themselves muscled out by different suitors in 12 months time.
