Who are the two Serie A defenders being scouted by Aston Villa and Man United

Two Premier League sides, specifically Aston Villa and Manchester United, have each despatched scouts to look at two Serie A defenders over the course of the 2023-24 season forward of the summer season switch window.

The 2 gamers, each proper wing-backs by commerce, are Inter’s Denzel Dumfries and Torino’s Raoul Bellanova. Each have turned out for the Nerazzurri during the last 12 months.

Curiosity in Dumfries from the Premier League has been evident for a while, as his contract is ready to run out in 2025 and Inter wouldn’t prefer to lose him on a free switch in simply over a 12 months’s time.

The Dutchman moved to San Siro in the summertime of 2021, arriving from PSV Eindhoven for a reported payment of €12.5m plus as much as €2.5m in bonuses. It’s believed that Inter will request a sum within the area of €40m if he’s to be bought this summer season.

He has gone on to make 88 appearances in Serie A within the two-and-a-half years since his transfer, returning 9 targets, plus an extra 23 appearances within the Champions League.

Dumfries additionally has 50 worldwide caps with the Netherlands and has appeared on the 2020 Euros (held in 2021) and the 2022 World Cup.

Curiosity in Torino’s Bellanova from each Aston Villa and Manchester United has turn into obvious extra just lately.

Tuttosport revealed on Thursday that each groups have despatched scouts to look at Torino matches that Bellanova has featured in on a number of events this time period.

The 23-year-old is at present having fun with a scorching run of type in Serie A, after offering a aim and three assists from his final six appearances from the wing-back place in Ivan Juric’s most well-liked 3-4-1-2 system.

Bellanova has solely been with Torino for the reason that starting of the 2023-24 marketing campaign, becoming a member of on a everlasting deal from Cagliari for €7m plus one other €1m in bonuses.

He had spent the 2022-23 season on mortgage with Inter, making 23 Serie A appearances. The Nerazzurri had an choice to make the transfer everlasting for across the identical sum that Torino ended up paying, however determined towards doing so in the course of the summer season switch window.

Bellanova is now into his third full season in Serie A, and has made 88 high flight appearances up to now.

He has been capped by Italy at each junior degree from U15s as much as U21s, however has not but appeared for the senior Azzurri facet. Luciano Spalletti might amend that in the course of the subsequent worldwide break in March, when Italy will play friendlies towards Venezuela and Ecuador.