Aston Villa preparing move for Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma

There has been intense speculation surrounding the future of Yves Bissouma in the last period.

Reports in the British media claim that Aston Villa are preparing move for Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma.

The 25-year-old has been subject to interest from various Premier League clubs.

Brighton spent 16.8 million euros to sign the Mali international from Lille in the summer of 2018. He has one and a half years left on his current contract which expires in 2023.

The midfielder has provided one assist in 15 matches for Brighton this term on all fronts.

The 25-year-old is considered to be one of the best midfielders in Mali. As a member of Mali national football team, Bissouma won 18 caps and he scored 3 goals.

His performances have seen him become the target of many European clubs including Aston Villa.

Steven Gerrard wants to sign a new midfielder and Bissouma is one of the names at the top of his wishlist.

The Mali international is thought to perfectly fit the profile of midfielder Gerrard wants to target in the summer transfer window.

Aston Villa are in the market for just a handful of statement signings who can improve the first-team.

There is no doubt that Bissouma will take Villa’s midfield to a different level. He has the quality and the experience to make an immediate impact.

According to the report, “The midfielder, 25, has 18 months left on his deal with the Seagulls and has a number of clubs keen on him. Villa allegedly had a £25m offer for the star rejected earlier in the transfer window. Brighton are believed to be looking for a figure of over £45m for the Mali international. Several teams appear unwilling to meet that valuation, including both Arsenal and Manchester United. The Daily Mail reports that Villa also ‘decided against’ making a move for Bissouma before the close of the window yesterday. Bissouma would have added some defensive reinforcement for Villa in midfield, something boss Steven Gerrard is keen to add to. Instead Gerrard and his team will reignite their interest during the summer.”

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It would take a huge offer from Villa to prise the 25-year-old midfielder from Brighton.

The Seagulls are preparing to sell their midfielder should they receive a massive offer for him.

Good signing for Aston Villa?

Aston Villa must improve their midfield options and the signing of Bissouma would be a step in the right direction.

Yves Bissouma has all the skillset required to be a success story at Aston Villa. Therefore, it makes sense for Steven Gerrard to step up his attempts to bring the Mali midfielder to Premier League side.

Stylistically, he would be a great fit in Aston Villa.

It will be interesting to see if Aston Villa are willing to pay the asking price for Bissouma.

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Bologna-born Giuseppe Bianchi has spent more than a decade living in Rome and writing about Italian football, Spanish football and the Premier League for various Italian football portals and now he writes about European football for Euro Football Rumours. He's been thinking about football transfers pretty much nonstop since the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Aside from writing, he likes to spend his time fishing and rock climbing.