Villa are monitoring the 23-year-old England Under-21 winger, who impressed in his first season in Serie A after joining Bologna from Norwich City. Reporting on July 20th put Bologna's valuation at €40m, a figure the Rossoblu are said to regard as the threshold at which they would struggle to refuse. Neither Villa nor Chelsea, who are tracking him just as closely, has opened formal negotiations with Bologna, though initial discussions have taken place with the player's representatives to establish the financial framework of a possible deal. Galatasaray are also in the race, and Il Resto del Carlino report that 'half the Premier League' are watching the situation. Rowe completed 2.71 successful dribbles per 90 minutes in Serie A last season, inside the top five per cent of wide players in the division. The link belongs to the wider search for a wide attacker that opened once Morgan Rogers agreed his move to Chelsea; no Villa bid has been reported, and the reporting is hit-and-miss tier with no tier-one confirmation.
Primary source: Football Italia / Il Resto del Carlino, via FootballPlace · last corroborated July 20th.
| Date | What changed | |
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| July 20th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 22% (contact) — source: Football Italia / Il Resto del Carlino, via FootballPlace. Villa are monitoring the 23-year-old England Under-21 winger, who impressed in his first season in Serie A after joining Bologna from Norwich City. Reporting on July 20th put Bologna's valuation at €40m, a figure the Rossoblu are said to regard as the threshold at which they would struggle to refuse. Neither Villa nor Chelsea, who are tracking him just as closely, has opened formal negotiations with Bologna, though initial discussions have taken place with the player's representatives to establish the financial framework of a possible deal. Galatasaray are also in the race, and Il Resto del Carlino report that 'half the Premier League' are watching the situation. Rowe completed 2.71 successful dribbles per 90 minutes in Serie A last season, inside the top five per cent of wide players in the division. The link belongs to the wider search for a wide attacker that opened once Morgan Rogers agreed his move to Chelsea; no Villa bid has been reported, and the reporting is hit-and-miss tier with no tier-one confirmation. |
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