Jonathan Rowe to Aston Villa from Bologna
Jonathan Rowe · Incoming transfer · Bologna
Verdict Delivered
This rumor DIED. It was dropped from the board after going quiet, last rated 3%.
State of play
| Move | Bologna → Villa |
| Outcome | Never happened |
| Rated at the end | 3% |
| Resolved | August 22nd |
Foot Mercato's Santi Aouna reported on August 8th that Villa are not in the market for a left winger, which cuts directly against the enquiry Corriere di Bologna's Marco Vigarani had described a day earlier. Vigarani's report was that Villa had gone back in for the 23-year-old after John McGinn's knee injury in Thailand and the gap in wide areas left when Morgan Rogers joined Chelsea, but nothing went beyond an enquiry and no bid was ever lodged. Price was the obstacle throughout. Bologna turned down a EUR 30m offer from Everton and want somewhere between EUR 45m and EUR 60m depending on which Italian outlet is asked, they banked the Santiago Castro fee and are under no pressure to sell, and Chelsea, Everton, and Galatasaray are all in the picture. The Villa link came from Bologna's local beat and no English outlet ever matched it. Rowe scored seven and set up four in his first Serie A season after leaving Norwich City, completing 2.71 successful dribbles per 90 minutes, inside the top five per cent of wide players in the division, and can play from either flank.
How the Story Moved
| Date | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 comes from outlets with a mixed record, with no national corroboration. |
| August 7th | Moved | Likelihood fell from 22% to 6% (cooling). Bologna have shut the door. Quotidiano Sportivo reported on August 6th that they turned down a EUR 30m offer from Everton and value Rowe at EUR 55m to EUR 60m, with no financial pressure to sell after banking the Santiago Castro fee; Everton are willing to go to EUR 35m and are still some way short. Any buyer now faces the same wall, and Villa were never the club at the front of the queue. Villa's own interest has not been reported since July 25th, when Stretty News' Tommy Briggs, relaying Roundtable and citing TEAMtalk, had David Moyes making an approach for the 23-year-old after Chelsea, Villa, and Newcastle had all enquired. That was an enquiry rather than a club-to-club negotiation, and no Villa bid has ever been reported. Galatasaray are also in the picture and Il Resto del Carlino wrote that half the Premier League are watching. Rowe scored seven and set up four in his first Serie A season after joining from Norwich City, completing 2.71 successful dribbles per 90 minutes, inside the top five per cent of wide players in the division. The link belongs to the search for a wide attacker that opened when Morgan Rogers agreed his move to Chelsea, a search Villa have since pushed in other directions. |
| August 7th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 6% to 26% (contact). Villa have gone back in for Rowe. Corriere di Bologna's Marco Vigarani reported on August 7th that they have made fresh enquiries for the 23-year-old winger, prompted by the knee injury John McGinn picked up in Thailand and by the gap in wide areas left when Morgan Rogers joined Chelsea. Rowe's representatives are sounding out options of their own. Nothing has gone beyond an enquiry, and no Villa bid has been reported. The price is the obstacle. Bologna turned down a EUR 30m offer from Everton, Nicolo Schira putting their asking figure at around GBP 45m and Quotidiano Sportivo going higher still on August 6th at EUR 55m to EUR 60m, while Vigarani's own valuation sits nearer EUR 45m to EUR 50m. Bologna banked the Santiago Castro fee and are under no pressure to sell, and Chelsea, Everton, and Galatasaray are all in the picture. This comes from Bologna's local beat rather than a national title, and no English outlet has matched it. Rowe scored seven and set up four in his first Serie A season after leaving Norwich City, completing 2.71 successful dribbles per 90 minutes, inside the top five per cent of wide players in the division, and can play from either flank. |
| August 9th | Moved | Likelihood fell from 26% to 7% (cooling). Foot Mercato's Santi Aouna reported on August 8th that Villa are not in the market for a left winger, which cuts directly against the enquiry Corriere di Bologna's Marco Vigarani had described a day earlier. Vigarani's report was that Villa had gone back in for the 23-year-old after John McGinn's knee injury in Thailand and the gap in wide areas left when Morgan Rogers joined Chelsea, but nothing went beyond an enquiry and no bid was ever lodged. Price was the obstacle throughout. Bologna turned down a EUR 30m offer from Everton and want somewhere between EUR 45m and EUR 60m depending on which Italian outlet is asked, they banked the Santiago Castro fee and are under no pressure to sell, and Chelsea, Everton, and Galatasaray are all in the picture. The Villa link came from Bologna's local beat and no English outlet ever matched it. Rowe scored seven and set up four in his first Serie A season after leaving Norwich City, completing 2.71 successful dribbles per 90 minutes, inside the top five per cent of wide players in the division, and can play from either flank. |
| August 22nd | Verdict | Rumor died — dropped from the board at 7% |
Timeline since the rumor joined the board.