Aston Villa is getting better under Unai Emery, but if the club wants to continue competing for awards, the management needs to get hold of the top players out there.
The Villains, who are now seventh in the Premier League, have not lost in their previous five games and, despite finishing last in Group E, are equal with their opponents in their Europa Conference League group.
The Spaniard is obviously doing something right.
Pedro Goncalves, better known by his nickname Pote, is a sporting ace who is once again being connected to Villa. Correio da Manha (via Sport Witness) reports that the player has a €80 million release clause.
On Thursday, the Portuguese powerhouses take on Rakow Czestochowa, while Villa plays AZ Alkmaar in the Europa Conference League.
Although it’s unclear whether Villa fans will be watching the Sporting match, if the team is serious about the player, they should keep an eye on him during their biggest games of the year.
The question of whether €80 million is a touch out of their price range at the moment is moot, and they could think that the release clause is a little too high given that, according to WhoScored, he has only managed two goals and one assist in 10 games across all competitions so far this season.
