Last month, we covered claims from Italy that Aston Villa have made a rich offer to Mario Hermoso, who is set to leave Atlético Madrid as a free agent.
On May 7th, Mundo Deportivo reported the Villans are best placed to sign the defender and that Unai Emery has made personal contact with him over the Villa Park transfer.
Calciomercato state Aston Villa are expected to provide competition to Napoli in the race to sign the 28-year-old in the summer window.
Napoli aren’t alone as Unai Emery’s side and unnamed Saudi Arabian clubs are also in the picture to sign the centre-back.
It’s claimed the Spaniard is handling rich offers from the Middle East, while ‘there is always Aston Villa lurking’ to sign him.
He’s requesting a salary worth €6m per year, while Napoli are only offering €3.5m as of now. Emery’s side may be in a position to meet his demand.
Calciomercato say Hermoso has ‘many offers’, possibly including one from Aston Villa, and is evaluating them with his family. He will meet his agent next week to decide which is the best option for from.
