Barcelona ‘seriously’ interested in Aston Villa Youngster of Nigeria descent

Aston Villa starlet Carney Chukwuemeka is reportedly attracting “critical curiosity” from Barcelona this summer season.

The 18-year-old made 12 league appearances final time period as he caught across the first group squad to proceed his improvement. Chukwuemeka was given his senior debut in the direction of the top of the 2020/21 season after being a talismanic determine for Villa’s FA Youth Cup-winning facet.

His success continued this summer season because the midfielder was certainly one of three Villa children that helped steer England to glory within the U19 Euros . Nonetheless, along with his contract coming into its closing 12 months, {the teenager} has been the topic of fixed switch hypothesis.

Chukwuemeka signed a three-year deal at Villa Park after his seventeenth birthday, the utmost contract for a participant of that age. It was then anticipated that the midfielder would signal a recent deal the next 12 months however an settlement is but to be reached, with the primary rumblings that the prospect had rejected Villa’s contract provide coming in November 2021.

A couple of months later, Villa boss Steven Gerrard shared in March that contract negotiations had not developed . He mentioned: “So far as I do know they have not progressed. We have finished every little thing we will from our facet to attempt to make them progress. I am unsure the place that is as much as in the intervening time.”

This allegedly prompted curiosity from a number of Premier League golf equipment, in addition to European sides reminiscent of Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund being touted with a transfer. It was then claimed in Might that Chukwuemeka’s agent had “met” with Barcelona officers to debate a potential transfer.

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In an additional improvement, soccer switch journalist Fabrizio Romano reported on Monday night that the Spanish giants maintain a “critical curiosity” within the Villa starlet. It was acknowledged that he’s considered by the Catalan membership as a participant with “enormous potential” that might be accessible for a “coaching compensation” as early as January, if he doesn’t signal a brand new deal at B6.

Gerrard will probably be anticipating Chukwuemeka to place pen to paper, outlining his perception within the participant after utilizing him instead towards Liverpool in Might: “He is hopefully going to be a giant participant for Aston Villa. We would like him to remain right here long-term.”

“We consider it is the appropriate place for Carney and, once more, myself and the employees have proven enormous belief placing an 18-year-old in however we would not do it if we did not assume he was prepared, or have the power to not cope.”