On Monday, L’Equipe reported Aston Villa have started discussions with Sevilla over a deal to sign Loïc Badé in the winter market.
Later that day, ABC Sevilla backed up Villa interest in the centre-back and said his asking price is over €20m.
Tuesday’s Diario de Sevilla claims Aston Villa director Monchi has laid the groundwork to sign the defender with his trip to Spain.
At the weekend, the Spanish director returned to his former club to watch their 1-1 draw against Valencia and opened talks with Sevilla for Badé. Monchi knows the 24-year-old well, having signed him for the Andalusian club from from Stade Rennais in January 2023.
The newspaper claims there’s been first contact between the two clubs and Aston Villa’s firm interest in the defender is shown by Monchi and Villans director Damian Vidagany travelling to Spain. That the latter also travelled is seen as key.
Sevilla, for their part, want a fee close to €25m to sanction Badé’s sale in January and the Villans are aware of this.
Their relationship with Monchi soured after he decided to leave them for the Villans. Diario de Sevilla say ‘waters are calmer’ between Monchi and Sevilla now and this can help Aston Villa sign Badé in this window.
