{"id":248703,"date":"2026-06-17T08:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/aston-villa-sunderland-newcastle-dispatch-officials-to-sign-17m-star\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T08:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:48:14","slug":"aston-villa-sunderland-newcastle-dispatch-officials-to-sign-17m-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/aston-villa-sunderland-newcastle-dispatch-officials-to-sign-17m-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa, Sunderland &#038; Newcastle dispatch officials to sign \u00a317m star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/sunderland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunderland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/aston-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aston Villa<\/a> have all come bursting into the race to sign an in-demand South American, who will cost just \u00a317m this summer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no real surprise that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> clubs are involved in such a race. English football has fallen in love with South American stars in recent years, with the likes of Estevao, Moises Caicedo, Murillo and more all arriving before stealing several headlines for all the right reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland&#8217;s inclusion is the most impressive. The Black Cats are ready to flex their European qualification in an attempt to get one over on arch rivals Newcastle, who are already enduring a nightmare summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"better-than-brobbey-sunderland-preparing-move-for-stansfield\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/better-than-brobbey-sunderland-preparing-move-for-stansfield\/\" 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\/better-than-brobbey-sunderland-preparing-move-for-stansfield\/\" title=\"Better than Brobbey: Sunderland preparing concrete move to sign \u00a330m star\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tBetter than Brobbey: Sunderland preparing concrete move to sign \u00a330m star<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Sunderland are reportedly eyeing up a deal for a striker who could be even better than Brian Brobbey.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Magpies have already waved farewell to Anthony Gordon to Barcelona in a deal worth a hefty \u00a369m, and could have no choice but to do similar with the unhappy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/bigger-talent-than-fernandes-man-utd-in-talks-to-sign-lewis-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lewis Hall<\/a>. Even with the likes of Victor Munoz likely arriving, Edde Howe&#8217;s side will be depleted.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa, meanwhile, could be facing a similar big-name sale for different reasons. Despite qualifying for the Champions League and winning the Europa League, they&#8217;ve still got SCR problems which could result in the departure of Morgan Rogers.<\/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\/06\/morgan-rogers-villa-2.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\/06\/morgan-rogers-villa-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/morgan-rogers-villa-2.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\/06\/morgan-rogers-villa-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/morgan-rogers-villa-2.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\/06\/morgan-rogers-villa-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/morgan-rogers-villa-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Morgan-Rogers-Villa\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/morgan-rogers-villa-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/morgan-rogers-villa-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It would, of course, be a major blow, but that sale would also allow Unai Emery to make some additions of his own &#8211; perhaps starting in central midfield.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"qz\">\n<div class=\"qz-content\">\n<div id=\"qend\">\n<p>You scored<\/p>\n<p>out of 20<\/p>\n<p>      <button class=\"e-replay\" onclick=\"startQuiz()\">\u21a9 Play again<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"aston-villa-sunderland-and-newcastle-race-for-pound-17m-star\">\n                        <strong>Aston Villa, Sunderland and Newcastle race for \u00a317m star<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>As reported by SportsBoom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsboom.co.uk\/football\/transfer-news\/exclusive-sunderland-aston-villa-and-newcastle-battle-for-marlon-gomes-as-shakhtar-demand-20-million\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Aston Villa, Sunderland and Newcastle are all racing to sign Marlon Gomes<\/a> from Shakhtar Donetsk, who value their midfielder at just \u20ac20m (\u00a317m).<\/p>\n<p>All three clubs have dispatched their officials to complete in-person checks on the Brazilian and the ball could very much be in his court, as he decides his immediate future.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst \u00a317m is a hefty fee for some around Europe, it is a routine fee for Premier League sides to match and Gomes&#8217; quality suggests that it could quickly become a bargain.<\/p>\n<p>With scouts sent and Gomes&#8217; price tag named, the race between three Premier League sides aiming to qualify for European football next season is well underway.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/better-than-buendia-aston-villa-in-contact-gakpo-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read next: Aston Villa in contact to sign \u00a360m Premier League star<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/aston-villa-sunderland-newcastle-dispatch-officials-marlon-gomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunderland, Newcastle United and Aston Villa have all come bursting into the race to sign an in-demand South American, who will cost just \u00a317m this summer. It&#8217;s no real surprise that the Premier League clubs are involved in such a race. English football has fallen in love with South American stars in recent years, with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":248704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6808],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-248703","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}