Marco Asensio of Aston Villa
Marco Asensio of Aston Villa
Marco Asensio will be permitted to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer - and reports in Turkiye are claiming that if Fenerbahce want the former Aston Villa loanee, they'll have to pay an £8.6m transfer fee while meeting the Spaniard's wage demands of £200,000 a week.
spent the second half of last season on loan at , where he scored eight goals across three different competitions as they reached the quarter finals of the Champions League and the semi-finals of the . Villa just missed out on the Champions League on the final day of the season.
It could be argued that Asensio, and fellow loanee , might've returned to Villa Park on a permanent basis in that scenario, but with Villa missing out on a place in Europe's premier competition next season, those players are likely to have offers from far and wide around the continent.
Asensio, who even so has been linked with a return to Villa this summer with little prospect of playing under Luis Enrique for Champions League winners PSG, has also been linked with a move to Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super Lig. side have just completed the loan signing of but aren't done in the transfer market.
Asensio wants a salary of more than £10m, equating to around £200,000 a week, and that PSG will demand a fee of £8.6m in order to give the playmaker the green light to leave the French capital on a permanent basis before the new league campaign begins.
What should Villa do in the summer window?
Snap up limited edition Aston Villa branded Ozzy Osbourne merchandise
When Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath take to the stage this weekend they will be rightly hailed as the pioneers of heavy metal -
To celebrate that link with the rockers and the club - a series of brilliant, unique souvenir merchandise is now available.
All of the designs combine retro designs, the Villa colours, and a homage to Ozzy Osbourne and with only a limited amount available - you will need to act fast to get your hands on yours!
There is, for example, a stunning retro Ozzy Osbourne home shirt which
If you want a scarf for the gig or for match days - there is a brilliant Ozzy scarf decked out in retro design and club colours -
Another superb design right out the 70s is this tracksuit top with Ozzy's name and the club's branding on.
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