Unai Emery targets former Everton star in January transfer swoop
BirminghamLive brings you the latest Aston Villa news as Unai Emery targets Gerard Deulofeu transfer
Aston Villa are reportedly keen on signing former Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu this January transfer window.
Unai Emery wants to add more firepower to his attack next month and add a winger to his squad given that Villa are lacking natural width in their first-team ranks. The club nearly signed Ismaila Sarr from Watford in the summer, but a move collapsed at the eleventh hour.
Now, 90min are reporting that Deulofeu is a target for Villa this winter as Emery plots a move to sign the Spanish ace. Emery worked with Deulofeu at Sevilla during the 2014/15 season and is now currently playing for Serie A club Udinese.
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FootMercato also claim that Deulofeu is admired at Villa and a transfer for the winger is a possibility this January. AC Milan and Napoli were interested in signing him last summer but Udinese demanded roughly €20 million and a move did not materialise.
This season, Deulofeu has recorded eight goal contributions in 15 league games, including six assists. He joined Udinese in the summer of 2021 from Watford in a deal worth €17 million.
In his last campaign in the Premier League, Deulofeu was reelgated with Watford, but only featured 13 times in the 2020/21 season. The year before that, Deulofeu made 28 appearances and chipped in with nine goal involvements.
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