Named on July 8th as one of three central midfielders Villa's recruitment department had completed extensive background work on after Amadou Onana's ACL rupture, alongside Lamine Camara and Pape Gueye. The 24-year-old Belgium international was one of Serie A's standout ball-winners for Parma last season, and Everton and Leeds are also admirers. No approach to Parma has been reported.
Primary source: TEAMtalk (Graeme Bailey) · last corroborated July 8th.
| Date | What changed | |
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| July 19th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 11% (linked) — source: TEAMtalk (Graeme Bailey). Named on July 8th as one of three central midfielders Villa's recruitment department had completed extensive background work on after Amadou Onana's ACL rupture, alongside Lamine Camara and Pape Gueye. The 24-year-old Belgium international was one of Serie A's standout ball-winners for Parma last season, and Everton and Leeds are also admirers. No approach to Parma has been reported. |
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