Villa have made a formal offer for the Palmeiras winger Allan and been turned down flat. ESPN Brasil reported on the evening of July 28th that the bid was worth €25m up front plus €5m in guaranteed bonuses — around R$175m, and roughly £25.7m — and that Palmeiras rejected it immediately, telling the Premier League club the 22-year-old is not for sale. The Brazilian champions' position, set by president Leila Pereira, is that they will not sell players Abel Ferreira regards as central while the side lead the Brasilão. Allan is a right-sided forward with ten goal contributions in 34 appearances this season and a contract that gives Palmeiras every card. Villa's interest is real — Unai Emery still wants another attacking player after Morgan Rogers's sale, with Alejandro Garnacho arriving on the left and Evann Guessand expected to leave — and BirminghamLive noted on July 29th that an improved offer has not been ruled out. For now the door is shut.
Primary source: ESPN Brasil, relayed by BirminghamLive · last corroborated July 29th.
| Date | What changed | |
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| July 29th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 7% (cooling) — source: ESPN Brasil, relayed by BirminghamLive. Villa have made a formal offer for the Palmeiras winger Allan and been turned down flat. ESPN Brasil reported on the evening of July 28th that the bid was worth €25m up front plus €5m in guaranteed bonuses — around R$175m, and roughly £25.7m — and that Palmeiras rejected it immediately, telling the Premier League club the 22-year-old is not for sale. The Brazilian champions' position, set by president Leila Pereira, is that they will not sell players Abel Ferreira regards as central while the side lead the Brasilão. Allan is a right-sided forward with ten goal contributions in 34 appearances this season and a contract that gives Palmeiras every card. Villa's interest is real — Unai Emery still wants another attacking player after Morgan Rogers's sale, with Alejandro Garnacho arriving on the left and Evann Guessand expected to leave — and BirminghamLive noted on July 29th that an improved offer has not been ruled out. For now the door is shut. |
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