Aston Villa’s Announcement Timing of Pau Torres Signing and the Fee Revision
When Will Pau Torres Sign for Aston Villa?
While reports firmed up this week for the signing of Pau Torres from Villarreal on a five-year deal, it’s thought the club won’t be officially announcing the deal until next week.
Today, Villa released their communications regarding the official announcement of Youri Tielemans in the new Villa home shirt. However, Torres is currently on holiday and has been unable to attend a medical examination, finalise the details, and fulfill his promotional obligations. According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano on Twitter (see below), who has been monitoring the deal closely, Torres will fly into the UK next week to officially complete the deal.
Unai Emery is eager to have Torres on board at the beginning of July, before the preseason kicks off and the camp in the US begins, where Villa will participate in the Premier League Summer Series.
How much will Pau Torres Cost Villa?
There had been wild disparity in the reported transfer fees for Torres. Talksport originally stated £55m, while other outlets like the Guardian went with £35m. The actual fee has since been reported by several outlets as circa £31.5m with add-ons.
This time, last year, Torres was being touted for a move to the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea for around £43m, so now being in the final year of his contract at Villarreal, a £31.5m fee seems realistic. The original figure of £55m is thought to be the value of the actual release clause in his Villarreal contract.
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The Belgium international midfielder formally became a Villa player on Saturday after his contract at Leicester expired.
Tielemans explained how the ambition of boss Unai Emery was a big factor in choosing Villa ahead of other suitors, as was the prospect of playing European football.
Villa will compete in this season’s Europa Conference League and Tielemans said: “Playing in Europe is always a great achievement, and the way the manager led the team back to Europe is an amazing achievement.
“We have to be ready for it. European cup competitions are always special. They will hopefully be some good nights.”
Tielemans will meet his new Villa team-mates for the first time this week when the bulk of Emery’s squad return for pre-season training.
He said: “It’s a new challenge for me after four-and-a-half years at Leicester.
“It’s been a good time but now is the time to move on for myself and my family.
“Now I’m at Aston Villa, I’m really looking forward to it. I can’t wait to get started.”
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