Porto: Aston Villa bid 30 million for Otavio

Porto: Aston Villa bid 30 million for Otavio

Aston Villa made a €30 million bid for Otávio, which was promptly rejected by Dragons SAD, according to More.

FC Porto referred the Premier League club to the midfielder’s termination clause, which despite being 60 million euros contractually provides for a “discount” until July 15, reduced in that period to 40 million euros.

With Fábio Vieira sold to Arsenal and on the verge of losing Vitinha to Paris Saint-Germain, the national champions are unavailable to lose another important player to Sérgio Conceição.

Portuguese international now [sete jogos e dois golos desde a estreia pela Seleção, em setembro de 2021] He tops the Dragon’s payroll, but coach Sergio Conceicao considered him an indispensable player. And the numbers prove it: last season, in which FC Porto won the championship and the Portuguese Cup, Ottavio participated in 49 matches, scoring five goals and 13 assists.

It is noteworthy that the Portuguese international renewed his contract until 2025, in March 2021, as the cost of this process amounted to 16.9 million euros to SAD coffers.

call before MoreThe official source of FC Porto neither confirms nor denies the proposal of the English club.

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