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Barcelona director wants to sign Real Madrid attacker for Aston Villa, could double salary
According to a fresh update from MARCA, departing Barcelona director Mateu Alemany wants to sign Real Madrid winger Marco Asensio for his next club, Aston Villa. The Premier League club’s manager, Unai Emery, is also on board with the idea.
Asensio, 27, has less than two months left on his current contract with Real Madrid. The Spanish winger has been in talks over a renewal with the Merengues for a while now but an agreement has not yet been reached due to the disparity in wages being offered and demanded.
Asensio had been linked with a shock move to Barcelona a while ago, but those rumours died down. However, Alemany, who is now set to take over as the sporting director at Aston Villa in the summer, wants to take the Real Madrid attacker with him to the Premier League.
Asensio has constantly maintained that his priority is to renew with Real Madrid and the report states that Alemany is well aware of it.
However, the fact that a new deal has not yet been signed with only over a month left on his deal has provided him and Emery encouragement to try and push for a deal.
Aston Villa plan to offer Asensio a lucrative contract worth €8 million per year, which would be double the amount that he currently earns at the Santiago Bernabeu.
But as iterated earlier, the Spanish international continues to prioritise his continuity at Real Madrid. So, even though he has already rejected a contract offer from the club, talks with his agent, Jorge Mendes, have moved in a positive direction and their positions are much closer now.
Apart from Aston Villa, there is interest from AC Milan as well, but their offer is unlikely to match that of the Premier League club.
Asensio has been seeking a prominent role at Real Madrid and in recent weeks, he has been getting much more game-time than in the past. And it remains to be seen if a chance to double his salary and a good sporting project at Villa tempts him.
Real Madrid youngster Endrick continues to attract interest from several clubs ahead of another potential loan move in the upcoming January transfer window.
The latest side considering a move for the Brazilian forward is Aston Villa.
Indeed, according to reports relayed by Bernabeu Digital, the Premier League club are interested in signing the Real Madrid striker on loan in January.
No minutes for Endrick
Endrick has had very limited opportunities under Jose Mourinho this season. Across Real Madrid’s nine matches in La Liga and the UEFA Champions League, the Brazilian has played just four minutes, coming on in the 86th minute against Elche.
Such limited playing time has left the young forward struggling to gain the minutes and experience needed to develop his talent at Real Madrid.
As such, another loan move, like last January when he left for Olympique Lyon, could offer him a chance to play more regularly and continue his progression.
Aston Villa, managed by Unai Emery, have now emerged as an interested party to acquire the Brazilian international’s services on loan for the second half of the season.
AC Milan also interested in Endrick
Howver, Aston Villa are not the only club monitoring Endrick’s situation. AC Milan have also renewed their interest in the Brazilian forward.
The Rossoneri already held an interest in the 20-year-old forward during the summer transfer window and are knocking on the doors once again now.
In fact, some reports in Italy even go on to suggest that the youngster is ready to pounce on the opportunity to sign for the Serie A giants.
For now, however, there have been no concrete developments or formal approaches from any interested club.
Real Madrid are understood to be open to allowing Endrick to leave on loan, but they are not considering a permanent sale as they still have a lot of faith in the promising attacker whom they signed from Palmeiras.
With Aston Villa and AC Milan both interested, the coming months could prove important in determining where the young Brazilian will continue his development.
