£10m valued Leeds United star ‘holds talks’ amid Aston Villa links as Chelsea to ‘offload’ players

The club football season acoss England is officially over now and clubs are turning their full attention to the summer transfer window.

It’s expected to be another busy one and Aston Villa could be amongst the most active clubs as Unai Emery’s looks to build on the success of their 2022/23 campaign. The Villains are being linked with a Leeds United star following the Yorkshire club’s relegation to the EFL Championship but the player has apparently held talks with one of his former clubs.

Meanwhile, officials at Villa Park may be interested to hear reports that Chelsea are planning to ‘offload’ a significant number of first team players, including one that has already been linked with a move to the Midlands. Here are the latest Aston Villa transfer news stories on Tuesday, June 13:

Leeds United star ‘hold talks’ with former club amid Aston Villa links

Per a report from HITC, via Rotterdam-based publication 1908, Leeds United winger Crysencio Summerville recently had an hour-long conversation with Arne Slot ahead of a potential return to Eredivisie champions Feyenoord. The news comes amid the 21-year old being linked with Aston Villa as well as German side RB Leipzig.

Summerville left Feyenoord in 2020 to move to Elland Road and it is claimed that a fee of £10 million would be enough to secure his signature this summer. He made 28 Premier League appearances last season and scored four goals for the Whites.

Chelsea ‘expected’ to offload players including Aston Villa linked man

New Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino will begin his time in charge at Stamford Bridge with a mass exodus of first team players, according to a report by Football.London. It is claimed that as many as ten first team players are currently on the transfer list as the former PSG gaffer looks to reshape his squad.

On the list of players they are believed to be looking to move on is midfielder Connor Gallagher, who has been heavily linked with a move to Aston Villa this summer. However, they are expected to face competition for the former Crystal Palace loanne from Newcastle United.