Gabby Agbonlahor has urged Aston Villa to move for Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli after his asking price was slashed by £20m.
According to Football Insider, Spurs chief Daniel Levy will look to engineer a £25m move away for the 24-year-old, despite valuing him at £45m last summer.
Alli, whose contract in north London runs until 2024, has made just two Premier League starts under Jose Mourinho this season.
It seems as if a move away in the upcoming transfer window is a real possibility, and talking to Football Insider, cited by Birmingham Live, Agbonlahor urged Villa to make a £25m move, describing him as a ‘perfect’ addition.
The ex-Villa man did have his doubts over whether or not Levy would do business at £25m, though.
“I just don’t see Spurs letting him go for that amount of money, to be honest.
“He’s still young. Daniel Levy [the Spurs chairman] will want more than that.
“If that was the fee, I’d definitely expect Aston Villa to go for him. I think he’d be perfect for Aston Villa in that number 10 role.
“But I don’t see it being that fee. This is Daniel Levy we’re talking about.”
Villa fans react
@AVFC_News shared Agbonlahor’s comments on social media through Birmingham Live’s story.
As to be expected, it didn’t take long for several fans to have their say on a potential move for Alli, with many both for and against a possible swoop. One supporter even described the Englishman as ‘toxic’.
“I’d hope we pay whatever it takes to land him, think it would be more realistic price of £35million to £40million imo, Alli Jack Ollie and McGinn linking up would be great”
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“Don’t want him anywhere near my club”
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“noooooo”
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“I’ve said this for ages be great for villa..”
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“If you’ve seen the Spurs documentary you will know that Ali can be quite toxic and passionate about it. Which I get kind of but I wouldn’t want someone like that in my dressing room if I was a player”
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“100% you dont become a bad player over night get him to villa and show him the love and watch how he will perform”
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