Leonardo Spinazzola, a defender for AS Roma and Italy, has surfaced as an Aston Villa transfer target.
According to LaRoma24.it, the Villains and their Premier League title rivals Arsenal are reportedly interested in the right-back.It is now unknown if Villa or the Gunners would wait until the summer, when his contract ends, to consider a move during the January transfer window.
Spinazzola is expected to leave Roma, and his agents have already stated that there is “no chance” he would sign a new deal with the Jose Mourinho-managed team. Although it seems unlikely that he will stay at Olimpico Stadium, the 30-year-old has participated in 17 matches this season, contributing three assists and one goal.
No possibility of a renewal exists. In the event that the January market doesn’t improve, he will expire, Davide Lippi, Spinazzola’s agent, told Sportitalia last week.
Arsenal and Villa may have to wait for out, but according to II Tempo, Galatasaray and a few Saudi Arabian sides are keen. Although no firm offers have been made as of yet, the Italian team is pressuring him to go and wants to release his salary.
Alex Moreno and Lucas Digne are Villa’s current left-back options, so one of them would probably have to go. Moreno has only recently recovered from his injury during the past several months, while Digne is now sidelined with a hamstring injury and will miss the next few weeks of play.
Spinazzola played in most of Italy’s 2021 EURO 2020 victories before being sidelined due to an Achilles ailment. He set the competition record for fastest player, and because of his contribution to Italia’s victory, he was nominated to the Team of the competition. He is Nicolo Zaniolo’s compatriot who is on loan from Villa.
In other transfer rumors, Inter Miami is thinking of acquiring Philippe Coutinho. The 31-year-old is presently on loan at Al-Duhail in Qatar, but things haven’t gone as planned, and now there may be a chance for him to flee to the United States.
The MLS team is reportedly interested in signing him, and he might rejoin Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at the Florida team, according to AS. The only obstacle is that Suarez’s entrance necessitates the completion of a difficult non-designated player deal.
