At the weekend, we relayed news from Spain that Aston Villa are getting closer to reaching an agreement with Sevilla for Marcos Acuña’s transfer after an ‘initial coldness’ between the two clubs.
Monday’s ABC Sevilla states there’s still ‘a huge question mark’ over the left-back’s future.
It’s claimed Aston Villa’s approach for the 31-year-old has earned a ‘declaration of non grato’ [unwelcome or unacceptable] at the La Liga side.
The Premier League side have a firm desire to sign him but aren’t willing to dig deep into their pockets to secure his services.
This is echoed by Diario de Sevilla, who state the bids tabled by Unai Emery’s side haven’t pleased the Europa League winners.
El Chiringuito journalist Gonzalo Tortosa claims Sevilla want a minimum of €15m for the defender, which the Villans are refusing to meet. Therefore, the ‘negotiations [are] broken’ between Aston Villa and the Andalusian club for the South American.
Those negotiations could be salvaged in the coming days.
🚨𝐔́𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐀 | Negociaciones rotas entre Sevilla y Aston Villa por Acuña.
💰El club hispalense pedía mínimo 15M€ a los cuales no quiere llegar el Aston Villa.
🗣️Informa @GonzaloTortosa pic.twitter.com/TI0Lx8cX72
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) August 20, 2023