Last summer, Torino signed Raoul Bellanova from Cagliari and the Italian winger has been excellent since – having a hand in six Serie A goals and attracting the attention of West Ham and Aston Villa.
The 23-year-old, who has a huge 20 caps for Italy’s U21 side, has finally made a real dent on the top tier of Italian football after failing to do so properly, before. Torino chose to spend £6m on him last summer.
Now, Aston Villa and West Ham are interested – after Tottenham were linked in February. Italian outlet Toro News claim, as per Tuttosport, that Aston Villa and West Ham made approaches for Bellanova.
But, those moves were rejected in January. It is believed that Aston Villa and West Ham’s interest could remain, and the Tuttosport report states that a fee between £17m and £22m could be required for him.
Aston Villa and West Ham told to pay £22m for Raoul Bellanova
Is he really that good? Bellanova is a talent, described as “wonderful”. But, is he good enough for a jump to one of the Premier League’s bigger clubs in the form of Villa, West Ham or even Tottenham?
It seems as though he needs another season in Serie A, and to improve his numbers by some degree before he is worthy of a £20m+ plus move to the Premier League. But the potential is certainly there.
West Ham could do with an addition or two out wide, but Villa and Spurs have plenty of options on the flanks at the moment. One to keep an eye on, but a move this summer seems unlikely, at that price.
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