AS have reported that Villa’s agent, Jose Luis Tamargo, has spoken with Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool about their interest in Villa since the end of the club season.
Villa has had a great start to Euro 2008 with Spain, prompting an increase in the already prominent interest in signing the player. The Valencia striker scored a fantastic hat-trick in his side’s first game against Russia, and added a fourth tournament goal with a dramatic last-gasp winner against Sweden to send the Spaniards through to the quarter-finals.
Liverpool fans are dreaming of re-uniting Villa’s international strike partnership with Fernando Torres as they look to bid for the Premier League title, while Manchester United are already searching for a striker, and may need more firepower if Cristiano Ronaldo is indeed sold this summer.
New Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari will have money to spend throughout the summer months, while the British media have been linking Villa to Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal, although they were not mentioned to have met with Tamargo in the AS report.
Spanish sides Real Madrid and Barcelona remain the favourites to sign Villa however, with the striker reportedly not solely driven by potential financial gains that lie in prospect in England.
And Villa, despite being a known admirer of the Premier League, is rumored to favour a stay in Spain, although it is now clear that the Spanish duo will face fierce competition for the player’s signature.Toffees eye Joaquin
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