Aston Villa have confirmed Diego Carlos ‘ruptured his Achilles’ tendon’ in his side’s 2-1 win over Everton last weekend.
The Brazilian joined the club from Sevilla this summer and is set to spend a long spell on the sidelines.
His setback could force Aston Villa to look for a new centre-back before the window closes. Marseille’s Duje Ćaleta-Car has emerged as an option for the Premier League side.
Jeunes Footeux Marseille owner Frank McCourt would have expressed his disappointment over the ‘lack of good sales’ made by the French club.
Marseille president Pablo Longoria would like to recover €23m from offloading Ćaleta-Car and Bamba Dieng. The Ligue 1 side’s president is looking to collect ‘at least €11m’ for the Croatia international.
It’s claimed the 25-year-old defender would be in ‘contact’ with Aston Villa, Torino, Sevilla and Inter Milan. Longoria is ‘already waiting impatiently’ to raise funds from Ćaleta-Car and Dieng, to make one or two new signings.
Over at So Foot, they discuss Carlos’ setback and then state they have been told Ćaleta-Car has ‘already packed his bags’ to join his old teammate Boubacar Kamara at Aston Villa.
