Aston Villa only value Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie at €15m as his contract is expiring next summer, potentially rubbishing the idea of a swap deal involving Douglas Luiz.
That’s according to Calciomercato, who say while Juventus think there is a deal to be done, the numbers don’t currently match up.
Reports throughout this week have indicated that Juventus believe they can get Luiz from Aston Villa this summer and include McKennie in the deal to bring the overall cost of the operation down.
That continued today, with a report indicated they were valuing the American at €30m, so a deal worth €30m plus McKennie could get them their man, although on the face of it that seemed a little delusional.
CM pick up on that today and explain that Juventus’ hope is coming from the fact that Aston Villa need a big sale before June 30th to help them comply with PSR.
Director of football Monchi met with his counterpart from Juventus, Cristiano Giuntoli last week to talk about Douglas Luiz and the possibility of a deal being done in the next 20 days.
Giuntoli believes an agreement is possible and is trying to include McKennie in the deal. Aston Villa are open to this but only value him at €15m because his contract expires next summer. Thus, the two sides are pretty far apart in their valuations.
CM say that the onus is really on Juventus, and they have to decide whether to invest another €25-30m into the deal to get the green light from Monchi and open the door to a negotiation with Douglas Luiz on personal terms.
The ‘track is hot’ but has to be done this month and for now, that difference in valuation will stop anything from moving forwards.
