Aston Villa: Emi Buendia transfer stance on potential Leeds United move becomes clearer and positive
Aston Villa: Emi Buendia transfer stance on potential Leeds United move becomes clearer and positive
Aston Villa midfielder Emi Buendia is not keen on making the move down to the Championship at this stage,
amid interest from Leeds United.
This is according to Alan Nixon,
with this report potentially dealing the Whites a major blow in their quest to recruit the 28-year-old.
Buendia has played in the English second tier before,
featuring for Norwich City during the 2018/19 and 2020/21 seasons,
proving to be a key player for the Canaries in both of those campaigns.
Doing extremely well at Carrow Road, particularly in the latter season,
he did enough to earn himself a move to Villa in the summer of 2022.
The Argentine playmaker played a decent amount of football during his first two seasons at Villa Park,
but has spent a large chunk of this campaign on the bench.
| Emi Buendia’s 2024/25 campaign at Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Appearances | Starts | Goals | Assists |
| Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Conference League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EFL Cup | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (As of January 26th, 2025) | ||||
This has increased speculation about his future, with Leeds one of the teams being linked with a move for the Argentine.
Leeds United set to struggle in Emi Buendia pursuit
Leeds may be able to fork out a lot more than other sides to get a deal over the line for the 28-year-old, considering they raised plenty of revenue from selling key players during the previous window.
That could give Daniel Farke, who is yet to make a signing during this window, the chance to recruit Buendia, who the Whites are keen to take on either a permanent or loan deal.
But they could struggle in their quest to sign the player, who isn’t keen to take the step down to the second tier at this stage.
This is according to a Sunday morning report from Nixon, who believes the 28-year-old will wait to see if offers from top-flight teams emerge.
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illa seemingly put Buendia in the shop window this past week when starting him in a UEFA Champions League clash with AS Monaco for what was his first ever start in the competition, but he could not influence the game enough as his side slipped to a 1-0 defeat.
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