Ornstein revealed Villa contact with Spurs over the Swedish midfielder, with Chelsea also interested. Bergvall has told Spurs he wants to leave this summer and is keen on Villa Park, and reports on July 14th say Villa are ready to push hard for a ~£45m move as the priority Tielemans replacement — though no formal approach has been made.
Primary source: David Ornstein (via TEAMtalk) / Read Aston Villa · last corroborated July 14th. Likelihood combines deal stage with source reliability — methodology on the rumor board.
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| July 14th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 26% (contact) — source: David Ornstein (via TEAMtalk) / Read Aston Villa. Ornstein revealed Villa contact with Spurs over the Swedish midfielder, with Chelsea also interested. Bergvall has told Spurs he wants to leave this summer and is keen on Villa Park, and reports on July 14th say Villa ar |
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