On Thursday, we covered claims from Italy that Aston Villa have made an offer of €10m plus €2m bonuses for Hellas Verona’s Cyril Ngonge, but it was stated he wanted to stay in Italy.
Fiorentina are also interested in the forward and it was claimed that they will have to act fast if they wish to sign him this month.
Quotidiano report the 23-year-old has attracted interest from several clubs, with Aston Villa in ‘first place’.
The Villans have to be wary about La Viola, who have established a good relationship with both their Serie A counterpart and the player’s entourage.
At the same time, Fiorentina CEO Joe Barone and sporting director Daniele Pradè are also looking at another attacker this month. The Belgian and another player could help them bolster their attack.
TuttoMercatoWeb mention Aston Villa’s interest when explaining that the two Italian clubs had direct contact on Wednesday for Ngonge.
It’s claimed Hellas Verona are requesting ‘no less than €15m’ to part ways with the player, and this has curbed Fiorentina’s enthusiasm.
Journalist Marco Bucciantini claims it’s not surprising that Unai Emery’s side are following the Belgian, who has managed five goals and two assists from 19 games this season.
“Ngonge is not by chance followed by Aston Villa, a striker who also came from the youth team of the Belgium national side. In Serie A he could easily explode, unless he has already done so,” he told Radio Bruno, as quoted by Fiorentina News.
Another website, Fiorentina specialists Labaro Viola, have relayed additional comments from Bucciantini, where he explains how Aston Villa can sign Ngonge.
“If he doesn’t come to Florence, in fact, he will go to Aston Villa who are second in the Premier League. In the hands of [Fiorentina manager Vincenzo] Italiano he could definitively explode,” Bucciantini explains.
