{"id":246894,"date":"2026-06-05T18:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/in-demand-midfielder-chooses-between-aston-villa-newcastle-transfer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:41:14","slug":"in-demand-midfielder-chooses-between-aston-villa-newcastle-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/in-demand-midfielder-chooses-between-aston-villa-newcastle-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"In-demand midfielder chooses between Aston Villa &#038; Newcastle transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/aston-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aston Villa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a> are ready to do battle in the summer transfer window, as their mutual target prepares to hand one of them a major boost.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"aston-villa-and-newcastle-preparing-offers-for-midfield-star\">\n                        <strong>Aston Villa and Newcastle preparing offers for midfield star<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s becoming inevitable that Aston Villa and Newcastle run into each other in the summer transfer window. The two sides are so similar. Both have battled PSR restrictions in recent years and both have almost swapped the privilege of Champions League qualification year in year out.<\/p>\n<p>This season, it was Villa&#8217;s turn to take the glory. Despite their restrictions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/unai-emery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unai Emery<\/a>&#8216;s side won the Europa League and secured a top four spot, earning their way back into Europe&#8217;s elite competition as a result.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"emery-ready-to-break-aston-villa-transfer-record-by-signing-the-new-rogers\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/emery-ready-to-break-aston-villa-transfer-record-by-signing-the-new-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/emery-ready-to-break-aston-villa-transfer-record-by-signing-the-new-rogers\/\" title=\"Aston Villa ready to pay massive fee to sign their new Morgan Rogers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tAston Villa ready to pay massive fee to sign their new Morgan Rogers<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Aston Villa are riding the crest of a wave, but they may soon have to contend with the departure of Morgan Rogers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Newcastle, meanwhile, were forced to settle for a disappointing season and finished as low as 12th. If anyone needs reinforcements this summer, it is the Magpies.<\/p>\n<p>Whether that comes in the form of a Ligue 1 star remains to be seen, however. According to Media Foot, as relayed by Sport Witness, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportwitness.co.uk\/tottenham-aston-villa-and-newcastle-frontrunners-for-signing-spurs-and-villans-appealing-to-player\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lamine Camara now prefers to join Aston Villa instead of Newcastle<\/a>, despite rumours that the Tyneside club have already held meetings with his representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The midfield star won&#8217;t come cheap, though. Reports have claimed that PIF and NSWE are both &#8216;ready&#8217; to submit big offers in the region of AS Monaco&#8217;s \u20ac50m (\u00a343m) asking price, sparking an early bidding war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mixcollage-23-mar-2026-03-27-pm-1225.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mixcollage-23-mar-2026-03-27-pm-1225.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mixcollage-23-mar-2026-03-27-pm-1225.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mixcollage-23-mar-2026-03-27-pm-1225.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mixcollage-23-mar-2026-03-27-pm-1225.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mixcollage-23-mar-2026-03-27-pm-1225.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mixcollage-23-mar-2026-03-27-pm-1225.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"lamine-camara-as-monaco\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mixcollage-23-mar-2026-03-27-pm-1225.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mixcollage-23-mar-2026-03-27-pm-1225.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If it&#8217;s up to Camara, then he&#8217;ll be playing under Emery next season instead of at St James&#8217; Park. It&#8217;s a major blow for the Magpies, but things could still change if Villa are unable to meet Monaco&#8217;s demands.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-fantastic-quot-camara-is-perfect-for-youri-tielemans\">\n                        <strong>&#8220;Fantastic&#8221; Camara is perfect for Youri Tielemans<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>It would be quite the sign of intent from Aston Villa if they managed to sign a player of Camara&#8217;s potential. The 22-year-old is one of the best young midfielders around and his energy would help provide the perfect partner for the ever present Youri Tielemans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>25\/26 league stats<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Camara<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Tielemans<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1,851<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1,862<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Tackles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Recoveries<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>158<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>94<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Pass accuracy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>85.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>84.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Passes P90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>50.81<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>46.35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FTalentScout\/status\/1994828448792285641?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jacek Kulig<\/a> described Camara as &#8220;fantastic&#8221; back in November, and it&#8217;s hard to argue with the talent scout&#8217;s verdict. The Senegal international has been excellent for Monaco over the last 12 months and would instantly hide Tielemans&#8217; biggest weakness out of possession.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst the Villa man struggles in recoveries, Camara excels and doesn&#8217;t do so at the sacrifice of technical ability. In fact, the 22-year-old even enjoyed better pass accuracy and made more passes per game than Tielemans this season. He is the full package and not one that Emery will want to miss out on.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/aston-villa-transfers-fenerbahce-napoli-eljif-elmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read next: 79-cap star keen to join Aston Villa this summer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"aston-villa-transfers-fenerbahce-napoli-eljif-elmas\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/aston-villa-transfers-fenerbahce-napoli-eljif-elmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aston Villa EMERY\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aston-villa-emery.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aston-villa-emery.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/aston-villa-transfers-fenerbahce-napoli-eljif-elmas\/\" title=\"79-cap star keen to join Aston Villa after rejecting &#039;attractive&#039; Fenerbahce offer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t79-cap star keen to join Aston Villa after rejecting &#8216;attractive&#8217; Fenerbahce offer<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">He&#8217;s a legend for his country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/camara-choose-aston-villa-newcastle-summer-transfer-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa and Newcastle United are ready to do battle in the summer transfer window, as their mutual target prepares to hand one of them a major boost. Aston Villa and Newcastle preparing offers for midfield star It&#8217;s becoming inevitable that Aston Villa and Newcastle run into each other in the summer transfer window. 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