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da betsson： According to Le10sport, Aston Villa have made a €10m (£8.9m) bid for Brentford playmaker Said Benrahma, who enjoyed an excellent season with the Bees in 2018/19.
What’s the word, then?
Well, the Villans seem keen to bolster their squad following their return to the Premier League and have already been linked with a number of targets.
Dean Smith’s side have already completed the signing of Jota – formerly of Brentford – in a swap deal for Gary Gardner, and have been linked with a move for Celta Vigo frontman Maxi Gomez after Villa scout Juanfran raved about the Uruguayan.
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23-year-old Benrahma scored 11 goals and recorded 17 assists for Brentford last season, putting in a number of excellent performances which have clearly caught the attention of top-flight clubs such as Villa.
More sensible than Maxi Gomez
As good as Gomez is, he has been linked with the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham in recent weeks and should certainly be left alone from a newly promoted team’s viewpoint.
The 22-year-old hit 13 goals and recorded five assists last term, but he has a £43.5m release clause in his contract which should definitely put Villa off.
Additionally, the fact that he has already proven himself and as such has been linked with moves to Champions League clubs should be a warning sign to Villa that, even if they do land him, he will be using them as a stepping stone.
While Benrahma is a completely different kind of player, one who operates in support of the front-line rather than leading it, he represent the type of deal Villa should really be looking at this summer.
He comes with much less risk given the cheaper fee and desire to prove himself having only played as high as the Championship in England, so it would be a much more sensible move for a club like Villa who wouldn’t want to risk repeating the mistakes of Fulham.
The Cottagers spent big last summer having won promotion, spending almost £60m combined on Jean Michael Seri and André Frank Zambo Anguissa, before seeing the nucleus of their squad disappear and finishing bottom.
Gomez feels like another trendy name that’s inevitably tempting to go and grab, but Benrahama is a much better fit for the Midlands outfit. Cheaper deals like this should be Villa’s priority.