BirminghamLive reported on July 25th that Villa have been sent a firm message over any move for Brian Brobbey, the 24-year-old Netherlands striker who joined Sunderland last summer and scored a late Tyne-Wear derby winner in a standout debut top-flight campaign. Villa are one of several admirers — Manchester United and Spurs have also been credited with interest — as Emery weighs a longer-term successor to Ollie Watkins, who turns 30 this season. Sunderland's stance is the obstacle: the Black Cats are said to have no intention of selling one year into his contract and would demand a fee in the region of £47m to even open talks. No formal bid has been lodged and the link is aggregator-tier, so it sits at the linked stage.
Primary source: BirminghamLive / Football Insider / TheHardTackle · last corroborated July 25th.
| Date | What changed | |
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| July 25th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 11% (linked) — source: BirminghamLive / Football Insider / TheHardTackle. BirminghamLive reported on July 25th that Villa have been sent a firm message over any move for Brian Brobbey, the 24-year-old Netherlands striker who joined Sunderland last summer and scored a late Tyne-Wear derby winner in a standout debut top-flight campaign. Villa are one of several admirers — Manchester United and Spurs have also been credited with interest — as Emery weighs a longer-term successor to Ollie Watkins, who turns 30 this season. Sunderland's stance is the obstacle: the Black Cats are said to have no intention of selling one year into his contract and would demand a fee in the region of £47m to even open talks. No formal bid has been lodged and the link is aggregator-tier, so it sits at the linked stage. |
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