Villa are among several clubs to have sounded out Dominic Calvert-Lewin, the England striker who left Everton as a free agent this summer. Reporting on July 20th framed the 28-year-old as a cost-effective contingency for Unai Emery should Ollie Watkins depart, with AC Milan, Newcastle United and Manchester United — the latter having held exploratory talks to gauge his demands — also weighing a move. No formal offer of terms has been made, and the interest sits behind Villa's more advanced attacking targets.
Primary source: BBC gossip / TribalFootball · last corroborated July 20th.
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| July 22nd | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 22% (contact) — source: BBC gossip / TribalFootball. Villa are among several clubs to have sounded out Dominic Calvert-Lewin, the England striker who left Everton as a free agent this summer. Reporting on July 20th framed the 28-year-old as a cost-effective contingency for Unai Emery should Ollie Watkins depart, with AC Milan, Newcastle United and Manchester United — the latter having held exploratory talks to gauge his demands — also weighing a move. No formal offer of terms has been made, and the interest sits behind Villa's more advanced attacking targets. |
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