From the outside, it seems Aston Villa are spoilt for choice in midfield, with John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ross Barkley, Jacob Ramsey, Conor Hourihane, Marvelous Nakamba and Henri Lansbury
However, Lansbury was left out of the Premier League squad in October, Nakamba isn’t nailing down a starting place, Hourihane is now a squad player and Barkley is only on loan, so a new face in the engine room could be beneficial.
Julien Maynard of Telefoot claimed that Villa have shown an interest in Morgan Sanson and could make an offer for the 26-year-old before the January transfer window shuts.
The Daily Mail reported that West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are also keen, and although Sanson is a regular at Marseille, his manager Andres Villas-Boas said in a press conference that he could be granted a departure amid all the interest.
The ex-Chelsea boss admitted: “We’ll see. The transfer window is open, Sanson is a player who is highly rated. Officially, we have not received any offers, unless it happened during the match. He is a boy who interests English teams because of his characteristics, and it is possible that something could happen.”
Sanson joined Marseille from Montpellier in 2017 and has gone on to make 156 appearances in all competitions, scoring 25 goals and supplying 22 assists. The Daily Mail claimed that the uncapped Frenchman is worth £20m and has 18 months remaining on his deal at the Stade Vélodrome, so his future might be uncertain in France.
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Villa could do with signing a midfielder on a permanent deal, but it remains to be seen whether they’ll get Sanson over the line if Tottenham and Arsenal are also showing an interest.
Mid-season transfers are difficult for the selling club as there’s little time to locate a replacement, so why would Marseille let an important player like Sanson depart with the window closing in less than two weeks?
