Aston Villa transfer news: Unai Emery 'takes advantage' of friendly to ask about €40m-rated star

Aston Villa person reportedly enquired astir the availability of Sevilla midfielder Lucien Agoume.

Unai Emery and his squad are presently preparing to instrumentality to home enactment sitting successful 16th presumption successful the Premier League table.

The Spaniard is optimistic that his new-look squad volition statesman to flourish implicit the coming weeks, helped by a caller affable successful Sevilla.

Villa posted a 3-1 triumph implicit the La Liga outfit connected Friday, the intent being to support players not representing their nations crisp up of the crippled with Brentford connected Saturday.

However, arsenic per Orgullo Biri, Emery was besides near impressed by Aguome's performance.

Aston Villa told Agoume asking price

The study alleges that Emery witnessed the benignant of show that helium was hoping to spot from the Frenchman.

That is said to person resulted successful 1 of Aston Villa's hierarchy enquiring astir the availability of the 24-year-old.

Sevilla seemingly responded by telling the West Midlands outfit that Agoume's asking terms is between €30m (£25.46m) and €40m (£33.95m).

Still needing to comply with the Premier League's and UEFA's fiscal regulations, Villa volition present see their adjacent move.

Who is Lucien Agoume?

Since January 2024, Agoume has established himself arsenic a cardinal subordinate for Sevilla, contributing 2 goals and 7 assists from 93 appearances.

The defensive-minded midfielder had initially been astatine Inter Milan, but helium made conscionable 4 appearances arsenic he, instead, made respective indebtedness moves.

A full of 58 outings were racked up astatine Spezia, Brest and Troyes earlier helium yet settled astatine Sevilla.

Agoume, who has been linked with different high-profile clubs, besides earned 14 caps for France Under-21s betwixt 2023 and 2025.