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title: "Aston Villa: Porto’s full Otavio demands emerge"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-07-02T20:15:11Z"
modified: "2022-07-02T20:15:11Z"
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# Aston Villa: Porto’s full Otavio demands emerge

**Aston Villa will have to trigger Otavio’s release clause soon to sign him from FC Porto, according to Portuguese newspaper Correio de Manha (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villas-latest-bid-midfielder-still-wont-enough-release-clause-must-triggered/)).**

### The lowdown

The paper claims that Villa’s last offer was worth an initial €30million with a further €5million in bonuses (£30.2million in total).

But that will not be enough to land the 27-year-old, who has a release clause of €40million (£34.5million) in his contract.

Otavio is a [highly versatile player](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/otavio/leistungsdaten/spieler/231289), predominantly a right winger but also capable of playing on the left and as a number ten.

[The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3330860/2022/05/24/gerrard-kamara-aston-villa-chasing/) reported in May that another attacking option may be on Steven Gerrard’s wish-list for the summer window.

### The latest

The [report](https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villas-latest-bid-midfielder-still-wont-enough-release-clause-must-triggered/) says that Porto will simply point Villa towards the €40m rather than negotiating a sale for a lower price.

They don’t feel any pressure to cash in after selling Fabio Vieira to Arsenal and Vitinha to Paris Saint-Germain.

Intriguingly, Otavio’s release clause is due to rise by a full €20million on 15 July, so Villa may be under pressure to act fairly quickly.

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### The verdict

The key question is whether Otavio is worth a full £34.5million. That would, after all, [virtually match the record fee](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/transferrekorde/verein/405) Villa paid to sign Emiliano Buendia last summer..

He doesn’t score too many goals – he only bagged five last season – but he’s an immense creative weapon, based on his tally of [14 assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/otavio/leistungsdaten/spieler/231289/plus/0?saison=2021).

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For reference, [no Villa player set up more than six goals](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/top-scorers/assists) last season (Buendia and Danny Ings were tied).

Otavio made the Primeira Liga [Team of the Season](https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2022-06-28/liga-taremi-fecha-onze-do-ano-da-liga-os-eleitos-por-treinadores-e-capitaes-fot/947237) and has been called ‘phenomenal’ by Portuguese football journalist [Alex Goncalves](https://twitter.com/Aljeeves/status/1507130629602918404).

There’s certainly a compelling case for Villa to go ahead and swoop in the next 13 days.