Crysencio Summerville to Aston Villa from West Ham United
Crysencio Summerville · Incoming transfer · West Ham United
Verdict Delivered
This rumor DIED. It was dropped from the board after going quiet, last rated 2%.
State of play
| Move | West Ham United → Villa |
| Outcome | Never happened |
| Rated at the end | 2% |
| Resolved | July 26th |
Resolved, and not in Villa's favour. Villa were one of three clubs chasing the Netherlands winger after West Ham's relegation left him available, and on July 20th the Italian reporter Luca Cerchione said Villa had gone furthest of anyone on the fee, agreeing terms with West Ham for a player the Hammers valued at GBP 50m while Roma had personal terms but no club agreement. Villa never got the player's green light: Summerville wanted Italy, and Roma spent the following days trying to close the gap, reaching around EUR 50m with bonuses before the Friedkins' final push stalled. Al Hilal then came from outside the race and won it. David Ornstein reported on July 24th that Summerville had signed a four-year contract with the Saudi club after a medical in Amsterdam, with West Ham banking a fee slightly above EUR 70m, around GBP 60m -- a guaranteed GBP 55m plus GBP 5m in add-ons. Villa's route to a Rogers replacement on the flanks closed here and reopened with the Garnacho loan from Chelsea.
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How the Story Moved
| Date | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| July 15th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 22% (contact) — source: Football Insider / TheHardTackle. The Netherlands winger has been reported as a priority wide-attacker target since June, with the Hammers open to a sale after relegation and a price tag around £43m. PSG are said to be weighing a combined move for Summerville and Mateus Fernandes, and Spurs are also in the frame; no formal Villa bid reported. |
| July 18th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 22% to 26% (contact). The Netherlands winger has been a priority wide-attacker target since June, with West Ham open to a sale after relegation. The picture sharpened in mid-July: Corriere della Sera reported on July 17th that Villa have emerged as the leaders in the race, with Roma — who had been the frontrunners — setting Summerville a deadline of Monday to give a definitive answer. Roma are offering West Ham around €40m and the player €4.5m a year plus bonuses; Summerville is holding out for closer to €6m and the Hammers want a fee nearer €45m. Sky Sport Italia reported on July 15th that Villa are showing serious interest and rank among the main contenders, with the 24-year-old due to meet his representatives on his return from Miami. Villa's Champions League football is seen as the decisive edge over Roma, with Manchester United waiting on a Marcus Rashford exit before moving. No formal Villa bid has been reported. |
| July 19th | Moved | Likelihood fell from 26% to 7% (cooling). Villa's position in this race has weakened. Corriere della Sera had reported on July 17th that Villa led the chase, with Roma setting the winger a Monday deadline for a definitive answer. Reporting on July 18th moved decisively the other way: Gianluca Di Marzio reported Roma had tabled a €46m offer to West Ham and that Summerville is open to the move, while Alfredo Pedullà added that the Netherlands international is willing to lower his own salary demands to the €4-4.2m a year range plus bonuses to fit Roma's pay structure — a player actively bending his terms to make one club work, rather than weighing two. Fabrizio Romano reported the same evening that West Ham had rejected Roma's opening €40m plus add-ons, with the Hammers valuing him nearer €50m, and that Villa retain an interest following the Morgan Rogers sale. So the deal is not closed and Villa are still in the picture, but the initiative now sits with Roma: they have a formal bid in and the player's inclination, and no Villa bid has been reported. |
| July 20th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 7% to 13% (linked). Roma remain in pole position, but Villa's interest is live rather than dead. Il Tempo reported on July 20th that confidence is rising inside Roma that they can close a deal worth around €45m, and that an agreement with the winger himself is close after he cut his salary demands from an initial €6m a year. The same report casts Villa as a “dangerous opponent” for the Giallorossi — Roma are said to be wary of the Villans snatching the signing late — with Emery hunting a versatile wide attacker after the end of Jadon Sancho's loan and with Leon Bailey's future unresolved. The earlier sequence still stands: Corriere della Sera had Villa leading on July 17th before Gianluca Di Marzio reported Roma's €46m offer and Alfredo Pedullà the player's willingness to bend his terms to fit Roma's pay structure, while Fabrizio Romano had West Ham rejecting an opening €40m package against a valuation nearer €50m. Crucially, no Villa bid has been reported at any stage. Il Tempo's own framing is that until Roma and West Ham settle a fee, Villa retain the opening to table a counter-offer — an interest worth tracking, but one running second. |
| July 20th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 13% to 61% (part_agreed). Villa have agreed a fee with West Ham for Summerville — the first concrete move in a pursuit that until now had produced interest but no offer. Luca Cerchione of OcW Sports reported on July 20th that the two races have run into mirror-image problems: Roma have the player's agreement but not West Ham's, while Villa have settled the transfer fee with West Ham but do not yet have Summerville's green light, the Netherlands winger continuing to favour a move to Rome. West Ham's asking price has been around £50m for weeks. Roma have had two offers rejected — the first worth around €46m — with Corriere dello Sport, Il Messaggero and Forzaroma all reporting on July 20th that sporting director Tony D'Amico is preparing a final, decisive bid and hopes to close within hours. Summerville has agreed personal terms with Roma on a five-year deal worth around €4m net a season, having cut his initial €6m demand. Villa's opening is therefore financial rather than persuasive: they have paid what West Ham asked and Roma have not, and the £117m Rogers sale funds the outlay comfortably. What Villa cannot yet offer is the destination the player wants. Emery has been hunting a versatile wide attacker since Jadon Sancho's loan ended, a need sharpened by Rogers' departure and by Leon Bailey's unresolved future. Manchester United and several Saudi Pro League clubs are also credited with interest. The deal is one-legged: if Roma's final bid falls short again, Villa are the club already holding an agreement with the selling side. |
| July 20th | Moved | Likelihood fell from 61% to 7% (cooling). Villa's pursuit has faded inside a single day. Fabrizio Romano reported on July 20th that West Ham had rejected a second Roma bid in excess of €45m overnight, and by early afternoon Eleonora Trotta reported the two clubs had reached a basic agreement worth €50m in fixed fee and bonuses, with only the agents' commissions left to settle. Alfredo Pedullà, reporting the same afternoon, went further and stated plainly that Villa are not in for the West Ham winger — a direct contradiction of the morning's claim that Villa had agreed a fee of their own. Summerville had already given Roma his personal agreement, and with the Italian side now matching the asking price there is no leg of the deal left for Villa to hold. |
| July 21st | Moved | Likelihood fell from 7% to 2% (off). Villa's pursuit is over. Football Italia reported on July 20th that a third Roma proposal, worth a total of €50m including add-ons, was expected to be waved through by West Ham, who are forced sellers after relegation from the Premier League. Summerville himself broke a long silence on Instagram the same evening — 'Endlessly blessed, forever grateful' — alongside images from a private jet carrying him back to Europe from Miami, and he is expected to be re-routed to Rome for medical tests later this week. Villa had reached an agreement of their own with West Ham over a fee, but never obtained the winger's green light, and the same report states plainly that while Villa continue to watch the situation they are not prepared to table a firm offer. Gazzetta dello Sport add that a €45m release clause in Summerville's contract lapses on July 27th, after which West Ham can hold out for the full £50m — a deadline Villa are not moving to meet. |
| July 24th | Verdict | Rumor died — dropped from the board at 2% |
| July 26th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 2% (off) — source: David Ornstein, via Read West Ham; Luca Cerchione (OcW Sports). Resolved, and not in Villa's favour. Villa were one of three clubs chasing the Netherlands winger after West Ham's relegation left him available, and on July 20th the Italian reporter Luca Cerchione said Villa had gone furthest of anyone on the fee, agreeing terms with West Ham for a player the Hammers valued at GBP 50m while Roma had personal terms but no club agreement. Villa never got the player's green light: Summerville wanted Italy, and Roma spent the following days trying to close the gap, reaching around EUR 50m with bonuses before the Friedkins' final push stalled. Al Hilal then came from outside the race and won it. David Ornstein reported on July 24th that Summerville had signed a four-year contract with the Saudi club after a medical in Amsterdam, with West Ham banking a fee slightly above EUR 70m, around GBP 60m -- a guaranteed GBP 55m plus GBP 5m in add-ons. Villa's route to a Rogers replacement on the flanks closed here and reopened with the Garnacho loan from Chelsea. |
| July 26th | Verdict | Rumor died — dropped from the board at 2% |
| July 31st | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 6% (cooling) — source: Luca Cerchione (OcW Sports), relayed by West Ham Zone; Roma side via Fabrizio Romano. Villa hold the one thing Roma have not been able to get, and lack the one thing Roma have. Luca Cerchione of OcW Sports reported on July 20th that Villa had already reached agreement with West Ham on the fee for the Netherlands winger, while Roma - who had two bids turned down - had instead agreed a five-year contract with the player worth around EUR 4m net a season and were still working on the clubs. Cerchione's line was that the situation is the exact inverse for Villa: the transfer fee is settled, the player's consent is not, and Summerville's own preference is Rome. The Hammers had held out for around GBP 50m through the summer, a valuation softened by the winger's relegation-triggered clause and hardened again by the GBP 85m they banked from Tottenham for Mateus Fernandes, which removed the pressure to sell cheaply. Summerville was one of the Netherlands' breakthrough players at the World Cup under Ronald Koeman after making his senior international debut, and had been earmarked for the exit at the London Stadium regardless of the tournament. The direction of travel since has been away from Villa Park. Fabrizio Romano reported on July 21st that Roma had moved to around EUR 50m including bonuses and that the deal was down to details and awaiting final approval from the West Ham president, and no reporting since has put Villa back in front. Villa's need in the position is unchanged, with Morgan Rogers sold to Chelsea for GBP 117m and Leon Bailey close to a permanent move to Hull City. |
| July 31st | Verdict | Rumor died — dropped from the board at 6% |
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