Aston Villa must regret selling attacker who is now worth £30m and wanted by Tottenham Hotspur - opinion
01/05/2024 15:15
Aston Villa must rue selling an attacker who is now subjected to interest from clubs in the Premier League.
The Villans have a rich history of developing talent from their academy, with Jack Grealish the most notable example.
Grealish, having been polished by Villa coaches, has gone on to reach lofty heights at Manchester City following his £100m move in 2021.
Given his sale, at the time, broke the British transfer record, fans were acceptant of the club’s decision to allow him to depart.
But they must feel let down, somewhat, by a sale they made last year.
Aston Villa must rue selling Jaden Philogene
The Villans allowed promising young talent Jaden Philogene to depart in a £5m deal to Championship outfit Hull City last summer.
Philogene impressed in pre-season with Unai Emery‘s squad but the decision was taken to move him on and they must be rueing that.
The 2002-born playmaker has rapidly become one of the standout performers in the second tier, netting 12 goals whilst laying on six assists across 31 outings.
Philogene made his England under-21 debut in October and scored a brace against Serbia in a 9-1 victory.
He also laid on an assist for Hull City teammate Liam Delap.
Tottenham Hotspur want to sign Jaden Philogene
According to TEAMtalk, Tottenham Hotspur are leading the race to sign the former Villa man this summer transfer window.
Villa do have a £15m buyback clause on Philogene but it will only become valid if Hull gain promotion to the Premier League.
Further, the West Midlanders would have to match any higher offers for the England youth international.
Hull’s owner Acun Ilicali would not consider selling him for £25m, so it would likely take offers closer to £30m to pry him away from Humberside.
“We got Jaden Philogene for €5m, now he's €30m. But we have no intention to give him away for 30,” Ilicali said.
Villa have certainly made a blunder in allowing him to leave, particularly for the transfer fee they received, and it seems even the buy-back clause doesn’t provide much assurance, either.
A big mistake by Emery and his chiefs.
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