Aston Villa ‘seem ready to close deal’ – Contact made for bargain Euro 2024 signing

On Monday, Aston Villa confirmed that they’ve completed the signings of Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea from Juventus.

According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Aston Villa could return to Italy again as they’ve set their sights on Udinese’s Jaka Bijol.

The centre-back has impressed for the Serie A side and his performances haven’t gone unnoticed in Italy.

Inter Milan, Napoli and Lazio have already made contact, and Aston Villa are now added to the list of interested parties.

It’s claimed the Slovenia international received the ‘most concrete poll’ from Unai Emery’s side in the ‘last few hours’, meaning they have made contact, likely to ask for information about him.

On Monday, Portugal knocked Slovenia out of Euro 2024 via a penalty shootout, and Bijol impressed for his national team.

Gazzetta dello Sport, relayed by Mondo Udinese, backs up the English club’s interest and provides more updates on this case. It’s claimed Aston Villa ‘seem to be ready to close the deal’ for the defender this summer.

The report adds Udinese are requesting €16-18m for Bijol and this may not be a problem for Aston Villa. It remains to be seen whether Emery’s side will take the decisive step to sign the player this summer.