Aston Villa reportedly spoke with Galatasaray over several different players who could travel between the two clubs.
Galatasaray is expected to be in touch with the Villa about both Emiliano Martinez and Lucas Digne.
According to Foot Mercato, Villa apparently took advantage of the opportunity to ask about the potential movement of Gabriel Sara, Brazilian central midfielder at Galatasaray.
The 25-year-old was impressed by his time in Turkey.
Since Foot Mercato says these are separate deals, Sara’s arrival doesn’t necessarily depend on one of Martinez or Dignes heading to Galatasaray.
Aston Villa was able to land a mid-game talent
Catch off side Also, while previously informed of Villa’s interest in Sarah, other Premier League clubs were also mentioned as suitors by our sources.
Sara is said to be valued at around 20 million euros. This could be an absolute bargain for AVFC as it is in line with Financial Fair Play regulations.
We’ve seen villas have to get some sales recently, and that might be the case again this summer.
So, if someone like Sarah is available cheaply, it might also be ideal to help Unai Emery bring together a strong team without risking action from the Premier League.
Teams like Everton and Nottingham Forest have been given points deductions these days, and Villa hopes to avoid such punishment in order to establish herself as a serious top-four candidate.