Aston Villa sporting director Monchi has probably been the driving force behind the club’s usual interest in La Liga players, and on Friday he was eyeing two targets.
Monchi was called up in Vallecas when he played in Rayo Vallecano’s 2-1 victory over Celta de Vigo. Earlier in the week, Aston Villa were reported to be interested in right-backs Andrei Ratiu and Oscar Mingueza, and both were in action on Friday night.
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It is Mingueza that Aston Villa are particularly interested in, and it is believed they could make a move for the 25-year-old before the winter transfer window closes in early February. They are willing to pay his release clause of 20 million euros and, if they did, Celta would be unable to prevent an agreement from being reached.
It remains to be seen if Aston Villa make their move for Mingueza; If so, it would be a hard blow for Celta.