Villa lodged an opening offer in the region of €50-55m for the Croatia playmaker, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, only for Como to reject it and set an asking price of €80m. Baturina, 23, registered eight goals and four assists in his debut Serie A season and scored against England at the World Cup, and his Como contract runs to 2030 — leaving the Serie A club under no pressure to sell. Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Manchester United have also been credited with interest. Villa have not returned with an improved offer since, and the thread has been quiet for close to a fortnight.
Primary source: Gazzetta dello Sport (via Sport Witness) / CaughtOffside · last corroborated July 7th.
| Date | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| July 19th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 52% (bid) — source: Gazzetta dello Sport (via Sport Witness) / CaughtOffside. Villa lodged an opening offer in the region of €50-55m for the Croatia playmaker, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, only for Como to reject it and set an asking price of €80m. Baturina, 23, registered eight goals and four assists in his debut Serie A season and scored against England at the World Cup, and his Como contract runs to 2030 — leaving the Serie A club under no pressure to sell. Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Manchester United have also been credited with interest. Villa have not returned with an improved offer since, and the thread has been quiet for close to a fortnight. |
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