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23/08/26 15:00:00

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Aston Villa has initiated procedures to close the signing of Gustavo Puerta, a 23-year-old midfielder from Racing de Santander. The Colombian is the new request of Unai Emery.

The English club is willing to pay the 20 million euros set in his release clause to cover the absence due to injury of Amadou Onana and strengthen the midfield in this final stretch of the summer market.

Racing de Santander's firm stance on Gustavo Puerta

The management of Racing de Santander, led by Sebastián Ceria and Manolo Higuera, maintains the internal policy of referring prospective buying clubs to pay the full amount of the release clause. The Cantabrian leadership does not consider negotiating discounts for the 23-year-old midfielder, applying the same criterion used for the transfers of Peque to Sevilla for 4 million euros or Peque and Jeremy Arévalo to Stuttgart for 7.5 million euros.

The Cantabrian team aims to retain the Colombian international for their project in La Liga and is preparing a contract extension proposal to prolong his years at the club. However, Puerta's statements to AS Colombia confirmed that the player awaits a move to a top-tier destination after featuring in the 2026 World Cup as a starter for the Colombian national team.

Aston Villa's needs and the management of departures at El Sardinero

Unai Emery requested Puerta's arrival due to the physical issues affecting Aston Villa's midfield, with several injured players. The performances of the midfielder in the World Cup tournament convinced Birmingham's sports management to pay the 20 million euros demanded at El Sardinero.

In parallel to Puerta's situation, the Racing board is handling offers for other squad members like Simon Eriksson, Facu González, Iñigo Vicente, and Jorge Salinas. For Salinas, clubs like FC Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, and Manchester United have shown formal interest in the full-back, whose exit valuation was set at 16 million euros.

The executives of Aston Villa plan to deposit the 20 million euros at LaLiga headquarters in the next 48 hours. If the British club settles the clause amount before the weekend, Puerta will travel to England for medical tests before joining Emery's team.

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