Sky reports Villa have explored conditions of a deal for the striker, who has told Chelsea he wants to consider his options and is out of their preferred group. Chelsea value him near €70m — prohibitive without sales or creative structuring. Played under Emery at Villarreal.
Primary source: Sky Sports News · last corroborated July 14th. Likelihood combines deal stage with source reliability — methodology on the rumor board.
| Date | What changed | |
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| July 14th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 30% (contact) — source: Sky Sports News. Sky reports Villa have explored conditions of a deal for the striker, who has told Chelsea he wants to consider his options and is out of their preferred group. Chelsea value him near €70m — prohibitive without sales or creative structuring. Played under Emery at Villarreal. |
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