Aston Villa linked with Dejan Kulusevski move | OneFootball

Now that the 2022 January transfer window has opened, this will give Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard the chance to make his mark on the squad at Villa Park and get them ready to make a push up the league table in the second half of the season.

With that in mind, it seems as though the club have their eye on someone that could bring some real star quality to Villa.

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According to a recent club-by-club transfer guide from the Daily Mail, the Midlands club are interested in signing Juventus attacker Dejan Kulusevski.

Juventus signed Kulusevski in the 2020 January transfer window from fellow Italian side Atalanta, shortly before he joined Parma on a loan deal until the end of the 2019/20 season.

Overall, the 21-year-old winger, who is currently valued at £27m according to Transfermarkt, has made 68 appearances for Juventus across all competitions, scoring eight and providing ten assists along the way, showing the attacking capabilities he has in front of goal.

Despite making 21 appearances across all competitions so far this season, Kulusevski has only been in their starting XI on four occasions, showing that the 21-year-old isn’t that much of an important figure for Juventus and suggests that they could be tempted to sell him this month.

This could then pave the way for Villa to sign Kulusevski, who is currently earning a weekly wage of £78k-per-week according to Salary Sport and has been likened to Arjen Robben by Sweden manager Janne Andersson in regards to his ball control and finishing ability.

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Described as being a “champion” in terms of his mentality by former Juventus player and manager Andrea Pirlo, Kulusevski could be a dream signing for Gerrard, becoming a player who takes his Villa team to the next level as a young and talented attacking player that has experience of playing at one of Europe’s top clubs and in the Champions League.

With this in mind and the fact that Villa are reportedly keen on letting Trezeguet, Anwar El Ghazi and Bertrand Traore leave this month, the club should definitely see what they can do in terms of securing Kulusevski’s signature this month. After all, his experience at Juventus could really push Villa towards the top half of the table and potentially even inspire a chase for European football.