---
title: "Aston Villa: Fans react to John Percy’s claim on Rodrigo Bentancur"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/villa-fans-rodrigo-bentancur-transfer-latest-john-percy/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2022-01-27T10:06:01Z"
modified: "2022-01-27T10:06:01Z"
---

# Aston Villa: Fans react to John Percy’s claim on Rodrigo Bentancur

**Aston Villa are hopeful of signing Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur before Monday’s transfer deadline.**

That’s according to [The Telegraph’s John Percy](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/01/25/transfer-window-writers-predictions-frantic-final-week/), and as to be expected, the update has had a number of Villa fans talking.

The Midlands club have been busy this month, finalising [moves](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/transfers/verein/405/plus/?saison_id=2021&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=w) for Philippe Coutinho, Lucas Digne and Robin Olsen while also [adding](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa-u23/transfers/verein/12124/plus/?saison_id=2021&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=w) Kerr Smith to their academy ranks.

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Steven Gerrard still [wants](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10440359/Aston-Villa-remain-hopeful-signing-Juventus-midfielder-Rodrigo-Bentancur.html) a centre-back and a holding midfielder, though, with an [approach](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10440359/Aston-Villa-remain-hopeful-signing-Juventus-midfielder-Rodrigo-Bentancur.html) made for Bentancur over the weekend.

[Percy](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/01/25/transfer-window-writers-predictions-frantic-final-week/) claimed on Tuesday that Villa were hopeful of striking an agreement with Juventus and may look to bring in a centre-back on loan over the coming days. The reliable reporter touted an [£18m](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/01/25/transfer-window-writers-predictions-frantic-final-week/) figure for Bentancur, with Luis Suarez providing Gerrard with a glowing review of his international teammate.

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### Villa fans react

[@villareport](https://twitter.com/villareport/status/1485975360575614978) relayed [Percy](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/01/25/transfer-window-writers-predictions-frantic-final-week/)’s claim regarding the Uruguayan on Twitter. Here is what these Villa supporters had to say in reply, with many excited and one labelling a potential deal as ‘amazing’.

**“Signing of the window if this happens”**

[Credit: @timcrowe\_\_](https://twitter.com/timcrowe__/status/1485980035672690690)

**“Yessssssss”**

[Credit: @\_JackAvfc](https://twitter.com/_JackAvfc/status/1485975423473405960)

**“Percy at the back post as per”**

[Credit: @Nathhhavfc](https://twitter.com/Nathhhavfc/status/1485976388645576715)

**“Signing this lad would make this an amazing transfer window. However, it will never be as good as the one when we signed Grant Holt”**

[Credit: @AvfcRick](https://twitter.com/AvfcRick/status/1485992221501497355)

**“Not too expensive that, great deal”**

[Credit: @ajbyrne\_avfc](https://twitter.com/ajbyrne_avfc/status/1485976372396834829)

**“PERCYYYYYYYY”**

[Credit: @Finleydb10](https://twitter.com/Finleydb10/status/1485975683176316939)

***In other news: [‘Stop it’, ‘£40m’ – Many Villa fans react as David Ornstein shares ‘interesting’ transfer news](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-react-to-douglas-luiz-claim/)***