£50k-p/w "Monster" Rejected Aston Villa Move After NSWE Had Bid Accepted

A £50,000-a-week star snubbed a move to Aston Villa to work with Unai Emery earlier in the window and has now agreed terms elsewhere.

Aston Villa Summer Signings

Monchi, Villa’s President of Football Operations, has been hard at work behind the scenes this summer as the club prepares for Champions League football during the 2024/25 season. So far, eight new signings have been made, with Amadou Onana’s move from Everton being the most expensive. It doesn’t look as if Villa plans to stop there, though, with plenty of rumors about more arrivals before the deadline at the end of this month.

It has been stated that Aston Villa has placed a formal bid to Sunderland for forward Mason Cotcher, with the teenager already training with Villa’s youth squad. Meanwhile, Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea has been mooted as another Villa target from reports abroad, whereas contact has reportedly been made for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. Another attacking target is Maximilian Beier from Hoffenheim, with Villa submitting a proposal to the forward who is set to make a decision on his future soon.

Conor Gallagher Rejects Aston Villa Move After Offer Accepted

According to Football Insider on Tuesday, Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher rejected a move to Aston Villa after NSWE had an offer accepted back in June. The 24-year-old, on £50,000-a-week at Stamford Bridge, is now in line to sign for La Liga heavyweights Atletico Madrid and is set to increase his salary to a whopping £200,000-a-week.

It is stated that Gallagher didn’t want to move to Villa Park in what could have been seen as a blow for those in the Midlands and Emery. However, as we know, a new marquee midfielder has since arrived in Onana. After Onana, another midfield addition could be on the cards before the deadline at the end of the month, with links emerging over a move for AS Roma’s Bryan Cristante.

Reports abroad, relayed by Sport Witness, have claimed that Aston Villa has made an offer worth more than £17m plus bonuses to sign the Italy international, who Monchi has already signed before during his time at Roma.

Therefore, further midfield additions will be one to watch before the deadline, but Gallagher, described as a "pressing and transition monster," won’t be moving to the Midlands anytime soon, by the looks of things.