Aston Villa interested in “lethal” £50m star who’s top scorer in his league

are now interested in signing a “lethal” striker who’s the top scorer in his league this season, according to a report.

Villa searching for a striker

Jhon Duran’s £65m move to Al-Nassr late in the January transfer window leaves Villa a little light on out-and-out strikers, although the signing of Marcus Rashford on loan was a savvy bit of business to replace the 21-year-old.

However, there is no guarantee that Rashford stays beyond the end of the season, and there have been widespread recent reports that the forward is still eyeing a move to Barcelona in the summer.
As such, Unai Emery may be tasked with bringing in a new striker at the end of the campaign, and the manager has a number of options in mind, having taken a particular liking to players in Italy’s Serie A. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Villans are eyeing a move for Fiorentina striker Moise Kean, who has been prolific in front of goal this season – and he is not the only Serie A sensation they are considering. According to a report from CaughtOffside, Aston Villa are interested in signing Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui in the summer, but it may be difficult to win the race for the forward, as there is widespread interest from a number of top clubs.

Within the Premier League, potential suitors include Arsenal and Manchester United, while the likes of Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus are said to be interested from across Europe.

It is stated that Atalanta would be likely to ask for around €60m (£50m) for the Italian, which seems like a relatively reasonable asking price, given that he has been in outstanding form this season. It has been a steady rise for the Argentina-born forward, who proved himself in the country of his birth during spells with CA Talleres and Tigre before making the move to Europe ahead of the 2023/24 season.