Aston Villa move to hijack Crystal Palace £43m forward deal
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Crystal Palace Daily News Roundup
Aston Villa enter the race for a £43m forward, threatening to hijack Crystal Palace’s move after securing Champions League football. Palace face fresh competition for the target as Villa’s qualification strengthens their hand.
Aston Villa enter the race for a £43m forward, threatening to hijack Crystal Palace’s move after clinching Champions League football.
Chelsea remain in contact over Adam Wharton, with Liverpool cooling interest and Tottenham and Man Utd unlikely to move. Palace value the midfielder highly and are confident of keeping him.
Palace monitor São Paulo’s Damián Bobadilla after his Paraguay World Cup displays. Celtic, Brighton and Brentford also track him, while Zenit prepare a €10m bid, short of São Paulo’s €20m valuation.
