Bologna midfielder Amadou Diawara has been linked to a few currently succesful European clubs, but recent reports have suggested Aston Villa in the Championship are also keen on signing him.
Diawara’s agent Daniel Piraino has been speaking to Sportitalia(via Calciomercato), and has confirmed Aston Villa have made an offer to Bologna.
He said: “There is an offer of Aston Villa? It’s true, but that has to do with Bologna, not me.”
The 19-year-old was in impressive form last season, and has been compared to Manchester City’s Yaya Toure. Serie A club Napoli are also said to be interested in Diawara, and Aston Villa face competition from the Champions League side.
It would be a tough ask for Villa to pull this one off and it’s perhaps the kind of signing they should be aiming for next summer, when hopefully they’ll be a Premier League side again.
