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title: "Aston Villa: Villans make Alessio Romagnoli offer"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-06-25T11:40:37Z"
modified: "2022-06-25T11:40:37Z"
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# Aston Villa: Villans make Alessio Romagnoli offer

**[Aston Villa](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/) and Newcastle United have both made offers to sign Italian defender Alessio Romagnoli.**

### The Lowdown: Romagnoli profiled

Romagnoli has been with AC Milan since [2015](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alessio-romagnoli/profil/spieler/197747), however, the centre-back’s [contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alessio-romagnoli/profil/spieler/197747) with Milan is set to expire in the coming days.

The 27-year-old, described as a [‘great champion’](https://www.milannews.it/primo-piano/corsera-tomori-il-milan-e-un-sogno-non-sprechero-l-occasione-giroud-ha-esperienza-ci-aiutera-416928) by England defender Fikayo Tomori, has made [247](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alessio-romagnoli/leistungsdaten/spieler/197747) appearances for the Italian giants – [26](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alessio-romagnoli/leistungsdaten/spieler/197747) of which came last season.

Valued at £15.3m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alessio-romagnoli/profil/spieler/197747), it looks as if Romagnoli will become a free agent at the end of the month, with Villa seemingly keen.

### The Latest: Villa offer

According to [Corriere dello Sport](https://www.corrieredellosport.it/), relayed by [Lazio News](https://www.lazionews24.com/romagnoli-lazio-il-newcastle-e-laston-villa-sul-difensore-la-situazione/), Villa and Newcastle have both joined Lazio in the race to sign Romagnoli.

They claim that the Premier League sides have offered the defender a €4m (£3.4m) yearly salary, more than Lazio’s €2.8m offer.

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### The Verdict: Smart move?

Villa’s offer works out at around £65,000-a-week, which could prove to be a shrewd move, should Romagnoli become Steven Gerrard’s fifth summer signing.

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The club have already brought in Diego Carlos from Sevilla and now have [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/kader/verein/405) senior centre-backs to choose from. However, the futures of [Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-summer-transfer-plans-26675697?_ga=2.114921735.1699586530.1649662137-1504247392.1626470296) have been up in the air in recent months, so bringing in Romagnoli could result in one of them leaving for a big fee.

Romagnoli has plenty of [experience](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alessio-romagnoli/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/197747) at the highest level for both club and country and leadership from being Milan’s [captain](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alessio-romagnoli/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/197747), and with no fee to pay up front, similar to their move for Boubacar Kamara, it could be a wise decision.