Aston Villa Ready to Table £50M for Wilfred Ndidi Ahead of Summer Transfer Window

Aston Villa Ready to Table £50M for Wilfred Ndidi Ahead of Summer Transfer Window

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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  • Leicester City could be tempted to sell Wilfred Ndidi to fellow Premier League team, Aston Villa when the summer transfer window opens
  • Ndidi is rated as one of the best central midfielders in England’s top division but has been plagued with injuries this season
  • The Super Eagles midfielder is said to be worth £50m with Aston Villa willing to pay the said amount as they try to strengthen their squad

Wilfred Ndidi could have a new team in the English Premier League by the time he returns from injury as Aston Villa has indicated their interest in signing the Super Eagles midfielder.

The 25-year-old has been a key member of the Leicester City team since his arrival from the Belgian side, Genk in 2017.

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Wilfred Ndidi has been ruled out for the rest of the season through injury. Photo by James Williamson
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According to a report via Complete Sports, Aston Villa are set to launch a £50m bid for the Super Eagles midfielder when the summer transfer window opens.

The former European champions are ready to revamp their squad ahead of next season with owners, Nassef Sawiris and Wes Eden ready to back Steven Gerard in the transfer market.

Ndidi who made a total of 31 appearances for the Foxes before being ruled out by injury for the rest of the season has been identified by Gerard as one of his key transfer targets for the summer.

Yves Bissouma likely to join the Aston Villa this summer

Meanwhile, Aston Villa are ready to raid the rest of the Premier League for their best players before the start of the 2022/23 season.

According to GiveMeSport, Steven Gerard has now set his sights on Brighton & Hove Albion’s Yves Bissouma and are willing to pay £50m also for the midfielder.

The Midlands club has spent about £350 million on new acquisitions since securing their return to the Premier League for the 2019/20 season.

Rodgers provides update on Wilfred Ndidi's injury

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Brendan Rodgers who is the handler of Premier League side Leicester City has stated clearly that Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is having problems with his knee.

This latest development will come as a disappointing one for all Nigerian football lovers considering the coming two games in the World Cup play-off against Ghana.

Wilfred Ndidi limped off on the hour mark in Leicester City’s 2-1 defeat to Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes and there have been serious concerns by fans about the injury.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu
Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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