Aston Villa transfer news: Man City, Unai Emery 'interest' in potential £86m-valued goalkeeper

Aston Villa and Manchester City are allegedly scouting River Plate goalkeeper Santiago Beltran.

During the summertime transportation window, Unai Emery and Enzo Maresca each made important additions to their goalkeeping department.

Japan prima Zion Suzuki was signed by Villa arsenic a replacement for Emiliano Martinez, portion Geronimo Rulli was acquired by Man City to enactment arsenic lawman to Gianluigi Donnarumma.

However, with Villa having seasoned Marco Bizot arsenic their backup stopper and it yet to beryllium determined whether Rulli volition enactment astatine the Etihad Stadium successful the agelong term, alternatives volition beryllium considered.

According to El Transigente, Beltran has emerged arsenic a imaginable signing for some Premier League clubs.

Who is Santiago Beltran?

The study alleges that Villa and Man City person already sent scouts to measure the capabilities of the 21-year-old.

At this constituent successful time, Beltran is said to person a £18.2m merchandise clause, but River Plate are seemingly keen to manus the goalkeeper a caller contract.

Their volition is to rise Beltran's buy-out enactment to £86m, a fig that neither Villa oregon Man City would see activating successful the abbreviated term.

Beltran has made 38 appearances for River Plate, keeping 15 cleanable sheets, portion helium earned his 1 and lone headdress for Argentina arsenic an 81st-minute affable against Honduras successful June.

His existent declaration runs until December 2027, emphasising wherefore River Plate person started discussions implicit improved terms.

Atletico Madrid, Real Betis and Benfica are besides said to beryllium funny successful signing Beltran adjacent year.

How volition Beltran grip Premier League interest?

Having lone made 38 appearances successful elder football, Beltran whitethorn beryllium sceptical implicit a transportation to Europe astatine this signifier of his career.

He would privation guarantees implicit playing clip if helium was to marque the power successful 2027, peculiarly erstwhile his extremity volition beryllium to situation Emiliano Martinez for the fig 1 relation with Argentina.

Beltran is besides improbable to rapidly springiness up his relation astatine a nine similar River Plate, having progressed done the academy strategy to go a large plus to 1 of the nation's biggest teams.