Aston Villa transfer news: Boubacar Kamara injury concerns lead to ‘enquiry’ for Nigeria international

Aston Villa have reportedly recognized a Nigeria worldwide as a possible different for the injured Boubacar Kamara.

Through the early phases of final week’s FA Cup tie at Tottenham Hotspur, Kamara was pressured off with a knee damage.

Unai Emery has since revealed that there are considerations over the severity of the problem for a participant who has already suffered an ACL damage earlier in his profession.

Villa had seemingly been attempting to signal midfielder Conor Gallagher earlier than the Englishman determined to depart Atletico Madrid for Tottenham Hotspur.

In accordance with switch skilled Sacha Tavolieri, who was posting on X, Villa have now switched their consideration to a different participant for the engine room.

Villa ‘enquire’ over Nigeria worldwide

Tavolieri says that Villa have enquired over the provision of Membership Brugge star Raphael Onyedika.

Whereas Tavolieri claims that Galatasaray stays the most certainly vacation spot for the 23-cap worldwide, it seems that Villa have inserted themselves within the race.

Onyedika has spent the final three-and-a-half seasons on the Belgian giants, contributing eight objectives and 5 assists from his 165 appearances in all competitions.

The 24-year-old has additionally made 22 outings in the primary phases of the Champions League, most notably serving to Membership Brugge attain the final 16 in 2024-25 earlier than defeat to Villa.

With 18 months remaining on his contract, there may be seemingly the potential of Onyedika taking over a brand new problem at this stage of his profession.

He has simply completed signify Nigeria on the Africa Cup of Nations, serving to his nation safe third place with a penalty-shootout win over Egypt on Saturday.

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Will PSR hinder Aston Villa?

There have been latest experiences of Membership Brugge demanding €30m (£26.02m) for Onyedika, a valuation that might show an excessive amount of for each Villa and Galatasaray at this stage.

Because it stands, it stays to be seen whether or not compromises could be reached, with Villa probably having to focus on a mortgage with obligation to purchase to get a deal over the road.

Villa have simply parted methods with Donyell Malen and wish to search out an skilled substitute, including to the complexities of complying with the related monetary rules.