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Newcastle and Aston Villa in talks to sign ‘world-class’ midfielder who’s won four league titles in Europe

Newcastle and Aston Villa are looking to strengthen their ranks in the January window and could now make a move to sign one of Europe’s most successful midfielders of the last few years.

With Villa continuing to plough on under Unai♕♏ Emery and having Champions League football to contend with, new faces are a must.

Newcastle, meanwhile, are looking to improve t꧟he squad as they eye a second half of the season push towards the European places.

And according to reports from , both clubs are look𒈔ing at the same midfielder.

Photo by Aurelien Meunier - PSG/PSG via Getty Images
Photo by Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images

Aston Villa and Newcastle in talks to sign PSG’s Marco Asensio

According to the report from CaughtOffside, Spanish midfielder Marco Asensio is attracting plenty of interest.

It’s claimed that Asensio is already in talks with the ♛likes of Newcastle and Aston Villa over what a potential move might look like.

The Spa꧂niard has now quite hit the heights many expected since he moved to PSG from Real Madrid and he’s apparently open to moving on if the right opportunity presents itself.

Asensio is no stranger to interest from English clubs. Indeed, this time last year, Arsenal made a move for Asensio only to be knocked back.

Now, though, Villa and Newcastle fancy their chances, albeit Asensio is o𒉰n huge wages at PSG.

Furthermo🧸re, Arsenal are once again mentioned as monitoring developments, while Spanish sides Betis and Sociedad are also keeping tabs.

Marco Asensio is a ‘world-class’ operator

There’s absolutely no doubt that Marco Asensio is a player of high quality and it’s little wonder th🦹at clubs in England꧑ want him.

﷽and the fact he’s won three Spanish titles, a title in France, and three Champions League titles, shows his quality.

ꦯe was different from the other midfielders w🐬e had,” Del Bosque said when selecting him for Spain in 2016.

“He played a lot of first touch pa♏sses and gave speed to moves but also had the ability to play vertical balls that could break lines.

“He has personality, he is sure of his ability, he is not cowa🍷rdly or ‘normal’, which is a very good thing,” he continued. I think with Marco we could have a world-class player.”

Villa and Newcastle, then, could get themselves a real gem i♚n Asensio.