Aston Villa 'enter bidding' for summer transfer swoop for Manchester City favourite
Aston Villa are keen on former Manchester City full back Joao Cancelo, according to a report in Spain.
Website Fichajes claims Villa are one of three clubs tracking the Portugal international who they say is enjoying a ‘renaissance’ in the Saudi Pro League.
They claim Villa, AC Milan and Manchester United have had their interest ‘sparked’ as Cancelo impresses at Al Hilal, whom he joined for a reported £21million last summer.
That ended a five-year relationship with City, although he did spend the 2023/24 campaign on loan with Barcelona. In all he ended up making 154 appearances under Pep Guardiola with whom he won three Premier League titles and the FA and League Cups.
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He signed a three-year contract with the Riyadh-based outfit and has played 27 matches and also added two more international caps to take his total to 60.
The report claims Villa have ‘ entered the bidding’ and that Unai Emery believes the 30-year-old can be a ‘key piece’ in his squad.
Villa signed Andres Garcia in the January window, to add competition to Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa can also played on the right.
