Roma Sport director Ramon Rodríguez Monchi looks ahead to the Serie A match against Chievo. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Barcelona will be delighted if Oscar Mingueza moves to Aston Villa, as their 50% sell-on clause would mean they could sign Marcus Rashford on loan.
Catalan newspaper, sportnote that Monchi is in advanced talks with Celta Vigo and is willing to offer £20m for the player, £10m of which will go to Barca after he inserted a 50% sell-on clause into Mingueza’s contract .
Aston Villa are ready to sign Tidiam Gomiswhereas Jhon Duran, with 60 million pounds, could leave the club.
Oscar Mingueza could have an impact on Marcus Rashford’s future
Clearly, with two weeks to go before the January transfer window closes, there is still plenty of business to be done.
Man United ace Rashford is believed to be hoping for a move to Barcelona, with the Spanish top-flight giants also understood to be keen to see him strut his stuff in a Barça shirt for the second half of the 2024/25 season. season
To this end, Mingueza’s possible agreement with Villa becomes absolutely necessary so that Barça can finance his transfer.
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It is unclear at this point how interested Mingueza himself is in the move, and it does not appear that Celta Vigo have pressured him into agreeing to such a deal.
Vila approaches Oscar Mingueza
In fact, he has been one of the Galician club’s best players this season and it would be a real challenge for them to replace him.
The 25-year-old has also regained a regular starting spot in the Spanish national team, so he will clearly have to think long and hard about where he wants to spend the rest of the 2024/25 season and beyond.
At the moment, the talks continue and nothing has been concluded.
Barcelona will be waiting in the wings, ready to pounce when they can, or risk losing Rashford if Mingueza decides to stay.
