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title: "Aston Villa: Fans react to Dwight McNeil update"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-fans-react-to-dwight-mcneil-update-2/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2022-01-05T11:15:36Z"
modified: "2022-01-05T11:15:36Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans react to Dwight McNeil update

**Aston Villa and Everton are just two of the sides queuing up to sign Burnley winger Dwight McNeil.**

That’s according to [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17198002/everton-aston-villa-mcneil-transfer-burnley/amp/), with a number of Villa fans urging the club to stay away from the 22-year-old on social media.

Steven Gerrard has been [promised](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inside-steven-gerrard-aston-villa-25429141) a huge transfer kitty this month by NSWE, and McNeil is a player who was actually [linked](https://theathletic.com/2611550/2021/05/28/aston-villa-are-chasing-mcneil-and-buendia-as-part-of-their-summer-transfer-plans/) with a switch to Villa Park back in May.

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Villa eventually signed Emiliano Buendia and Leon Bailey, however, it seems as if McNeil is still of interest to Johan Lange and now the new manager.

[The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17198002/everton-aston-villa-mcneil-transfer-burnley/amp/) claim that Villa, Crystal Palace and Everton are all monitoring the wide man, with Burnley willing to do business at £40m – a fee which would make him Villa’s most expensive signing of all time at that price.

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### Villa fans react

McNeil has registered just [one](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dwight-mcneil/leistungsdaten/spieler/584769) assist in [17](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dwight-mcneil/leistungsdaten/spieler/584769) Premier League games this season, and a number of Villa supporters don’t want to see the left-winger brought in when responding to [The AVFC Faithful](https://twitter.com/avfcfaithful_/status/1478007807173607426?s=21)’s post.

**“Was strongly against this and am for 40m. But if we can get cut price I guess he may help the balance of our attack. Buendia the only real nailed on name for our attack at this point”**

[Credit: @ViIlaI\_](https://twitter.com/ViIlaI_/status/1478008443256684550)

**“God English tax is actually mental uno”**

[Credit: @ajbyrne\_avfc](https://twitter.com/ajbyrne_avfc/status/1478008697574023173)

**“40m for him?”**

[Credit: @STAUNT0N](https://twitter.com/STAUNT0N/status/1478010268630327297)

**“Not the type of player we need”**

[Credit: @Sportingfan4](https://twitter.com/Sportingfan4/status/1478007946923630593)

**“£40m knock £20m off that straight away, he ain’t that good.”**

[Credit: @tom\_avfc1](https://twitter.com/tom_avfc1/status/1478032483534921734)

**“He’s no upgrade in what we have already pointless signing”**

[Credit: @Larterlia](https://twitter.com/Larterlia/status/1478157128917557248)

***In other news: [‘Finally’ – Many Villa fans erupt as fresh midfield target emerges.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-transfer-rumours/villa-fans-want-denis-zakaria/)***