Emiliano Buendia
Norwich City planning club-record bid for winger with 26 goal contributions last season – report
Norwich City are preparing a club-record bid to sign PAOK winger Christos Tzolis, Football Insider reports. The Canaries have returned to the Premier League after a solitary campaign, and they have shown better transfer ambition than last time around. In 2018/19, the hierarchy were content to stick with the options in the first-team squad, and they paid the price as they were relegated without a fight. They are keen to avoid a similar repeat next season but have ground to make after sanctioning the sale of Emiliano Buendia to Aston Villa. Todd Cantwell has also been fancied to make the switch to Villa Park, and the club need to bring in quality replacements to avoid another drop. Milot Rashica was recently added to the ranks as Buendia’s replacement, and they now have their sights on landi...
Report: Villa set to sign 24-year-old Arsenal target on a club-record deal
Aston Villa are set to sign Emiliano Buendia from Norwich City. According to reports from The Mirror, Villa are set to complete Buendia’s signing in the next few days. The news would come as a big blow to Arsenal, who are also interested in signing the Norwich City winger. The 24-year-old was named the Championship player of the season after helping the Canaries secure promotion with 15 goals and 17 assists. Understand Aston Villa have moved ahead in the pursuit of Emi Buendia. They are closer to meeting Norwich’s demands. — Charles Watts (@charles_watts) June 5, 2021 The report claims that Villa are set to complete the formalities within the next 72 hours. Villa paid around £28 million to sign Ollie Watkins from Brentford last summer, but Buendia’s move would eclipse that fee. Accord...
Aston Villa confident of signing £40m Arsenal target with 32 goal contributions this season
Aston Villa are confident of beating Arsenal to the signature of Norwich City attacker Emiliano Buendia this summer, Football Insider reports. The Midlands outfit opened preliminary talks for the Argentine last week, and there is a belief that they will land his services ahead of the Gunners. The Canaries are reluctant to part ways with the 24-year-old this summer unless they receive a transfer package of around £40 million. However, the club are prepared to accept a lesser fee up front for Buendia, and Villa are positive about luring him to the Midlands this summer. Sportslens view: Jack Grealish has been the club’s most creative player. He registered six goals and 12 assists in the league last season despite missing 12 games through injury. Grealish has been linked with a big-money ...
Arsenal make contact with agent of £40m-rated attacker – Fabrizio Romano
Arsenal have made contact with the representative of Norwich City playmaker Emiliano Buendia, reputed Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has claimed. The north London side are close to parting ways with Mesut Ozil, who has agreed to terminate his contract to join Fenerbahce this month. They are likely to follow up by signing a creative midfielder and Romano claims that the club have made contact with the agent of Buendia. However, no formal talks have been held with the Canaries, who are said to value Buendia at around £40 million. Buendia has been a top performer for the Championship side this term and he has bagged seven goals and seven assists from 20 league games. The Argentine has also shown that he can make his mark in the top-flight, having contributed one goal and seven assist...
Report: Leeds ‘have made contact’ to sign 23 y/o attacking midfielder
Leeds United will be looking to sign at least four to five new players in the summer transfer window. Marcelo Bielsa will be backed with funds by owner Andrea Radrizzani following Leeds’ return to Premier League after 16 years. Despite having players like Jack Harrison, Pablo Hernandez and Helder Costa, Leeds will still look to sign a creative attacking midfielder this summer. According to reports from The Athletic, Leeds have made contact with Norwich City about the availability of Emiliano Buendia after the Canaries dropped back to the Championship. The enquiry was “only a small ask”, and doubts remain about whether Buendia is the right profile of player Bielsa should be looking to buy. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder boasts an undeniable ability, but he has offered a...
Phil Hay: Leeds 23 y/o target has been one of the ‘biggest disappointments’ this season
Leeds United are just within touching distance of securing promotion to the Premier League following their 1-0 win against Swansea City on Sunday. The Whites need just four points from their three remaining fixtures to clinch automatic promotion. They are up against Yorkshire rivals Barnsley in their next game. Once they secure promotion, they will turn their attention towards the summer transfer window, as Marcelo Bielsa will be looking to add quality players to his ranks that can help them stay in the Premier League. One of the players Leeds have been linked to in recent months in Norwich City’s Emiliano Buendia. With Norwich having got relegated, a host of clubs will be targeting to sign their best players. And if Leeds get into the Premier League, they could enter into the ra...
