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title: "Aston Villa: Villans readying Jonathan David bid"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-villans-readying-jonathan-david-bid/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-05-13T18:35:39Z"
modified: "2022-05-13T18:35:39Z"
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# Aston Villa: Villans readying Jonathan David bid

**[Aston Villa](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/) and West Ham are reportedly readying big offers to sign Lille forward Jonathan David.**

### The Lowdown: David profiled

David, primarily a centre-forward who can also play as a second striker or as an attacking midfielder, has been with Lille since 2020. \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/profil/spieler/533738)\]

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Valued at [£45m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/profil/spieler/533738), the Canada international has scored [30 goals in 94 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/leistungsdaten/spieler/533738) for the Ligue 1 side and has an impressive record for his country, netting [20 times in 30 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/leistungsdaten/spieler/533738).

Labelled as [‘fearless’](https://theathletic.com/1052823/2019/06/28/what-has-happened-to-me-is-really-unbelievable-jonathan-davids-rise-from-amateur-soccer-to-canadas-national-team/) by Canada manager John Herdman, the [two-footed](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/profil/spieler/533738) forward is under contract in France until [2025](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/profil/spieler/533738), but it looks as if a summer exit could be on the cards.

### The Latest: Villa ready to write ‘big cheque’

[Sports Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-west-ham-considered-likely-place-offers-22-year-old-drawing-attention/) relayed a story from a [French outlet](https://www.butfootballclub.fr/losc/mercato/losc-info-but-la-verite-dans-le-dossier-jonathan-david-773065) regarding David on Thursday. They claim that both Villa and West Ham stand out in a long list of potential buyers, adding that they are ‘likely’ to write a ‘big cheque’ for his services.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and PSG are also name-checked in the report, with a €50m (£42.5m) fee mooted.

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### The Verdict: Watkins replacement?

It looks as if both Villa and West Ham are willing to spend big on a forward ahead of the 2022/23 season, with the Hammers actually keen on Ollie Watkins.

[Reports](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10807203/West-Ham-eyeing-Aston-Villas-versatile-forward-Ollie-Watkins-summer.html) in recent days have stated that David Moyes’ side are eyeing up a move for the forward this summer, with Villa looking to make a substantial profit on the 26-year-old.

So, should West Ham come in with a bid for Watkins, NSWE could then put those funds towards a move for David, who now has [Champions League experience](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/leistungsdaten/spieler/533738) and has netted at least [13](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/533738) league goals in each of the past three seasons, turning out in a variety of [attacking](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/533738) roles.

***In other news: [NSWE now close to agreeing deal for another midfielder alongside Coutinho.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-ewan-simpson-deal/)***