Fikayo Tomori to Aston Villa from AC Milan
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| Move | AC Milan → Villa |
| In short | Now negotiating, £12.5m fee |
| Last reported | August 25th (6 days ago) |
| Sourcing | Solid reporting from a national outlet or a club beat writer |
Villa are negotiating a £12.5m move for Tomori, David Ornstein reported on August 25th, matching the €10m-€15m Milan had set; no agreement between the clubs is confirmed. Get Italian Football News, citing Calciomercato's Daniele Longo, reported the same day that around €10m plus bonuses had appeared agreed before Villa backed away to pursue Club Brugge's Joel Ordóñez, which no English outlet has repeated. Milan made the 28-year-old, whose contract runs to 2027, available in mid-August: Villa and Newcastle United made contact on August 14th (Corriere dello Sport), Gazzetta dello Sport reported preliminary talks on August 19th, Inside Futbol said on August 20th that he prefers Villa to Newcastle and Coventry City, CaughtOffside corroborated on August 21st, and Pianeta Milan put the price at £12.5m on August 24th. He is cheaper than Taylor Harwood-Bellis (£30m) or Ordóñez (£43m).
Primary source: Gazzetta dello Sport (Luca Bianchin), relayed by YSscores; David Ornstein (X) · last corroborated August 25th.
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How the Story Moved
| Date | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| August 14th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 26% (contact) — source: Corriere dello Sport, relayed by Sport Witness (Kaustubh Pandey). Villa have made contact for the AC Milan centre-back. Friday's print edition of Corriere dello Sport, relayed by Sport Witness at 1.45pm UK time on August 14th, reports that Milan have put Tomori up for sale and told him so, and that Villa and Newcastle United have both made contact over the 28-year-old, with the player and his entourage looking around and Benfica also in the race. His position at Milan has collapsed. Ruben Amorim left the England defender out of the recent friendly against Chelsea, he will not be in the squad against Manchester United either, and he is now training separately. His contract expires in 2027, which is why Milan are selling this summer rather than losing him for nothing, and they need the money to fund incomings; Youssouf Fofana, Santiago Gimenez, and Christopher Nkunku have been listed alongside him. Only the Italian side of the story carries Villa's name. The English-language reporting on Tomori has been about Newcastle, who have had an opening EUR 15m offer reported against a Milan valuation of around EUR 20m, with Coventry City and Juventus also making enquiries. A centre-back becomes a live need for Unai Emery if Ezri Konsa leaves for Arsenal. |
| August 14th | Moved | Likelihood fell from 26% to 22% (contact). Villa have made contact for the AC Milan centre-back. Friday's print edition of Corriere dello Sport, relayed by Sport Witness at 1.45pm UK time on August 14th, reports that Milan have put Tomori up for sale and told him so, and that Villa and Newcastle United have both made contact over the 28-year-old, with the player and his entourage looking around and Benfica also in the race. His position at Milan has collapsed. Ruben Amorim left the England defender out of the recent friendly against Chelsea, he will not be in the squad against Manchester United either, and he is now training separately. His contract expires in 2027, which is why Milan are selling this summer rather than losing him for nothing, and they need the money to fund incomings; Youssouf Fofana, Santiago Gimenez, and Christopher Nkunku have been listed alongside him. Only the Italian side of the story carries Villa's name. The English-language reporting on Tomori has been about Newcastle, who have had an opening EUR 15m offer reported against a Milan valuation of around EUR 20m, with Coventry City and Juventus also making enquiries. A centre-back becomes a live need for Unai Emery if Ezri Konsa leaves for Arsenal. |
| August 19th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 22% to 43% (talks). Villa have entered talks with AC Milan over Fikayo Tomori. YSscores, citing Gazzetta dello Sport's Luca Bianchin, reported on August 19th that the two clubs are in preliminary discussions about completing a transfer for the centre-back, with Milan prepared to sell for a fee between €10m and €15m. Tomori's position at Milan has been collapsing since mid-August: Ruben Amorim left him out of recent friendlies and he has been training separately, with his contract expiring in 2027. Villa and Newcastle United both made contact for him on August 14th per Corriere dello Sport, and a centre-back has become a live need for Unai Emery with Ezri Konsa's move to Arsenal now confirmed. |
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