Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United set out to spoil Aston Villa transfer plan
Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United have reportedly entered the race to sign Hull City winger Jaden Philogene this summer.
The former Aston Villa ace enjoyed a terrific 2023/24 season as he scored 12 goals and made six assists in 32 Championship appearances. Before that, Philogene netted four goals and registered one assist in 37 English second-tier matches on loan at Cardiff City.
Barcelona have been linked with signing Philogene over recent days but a host of other clubs are also rearing their heads. Football Insider reports Tottenham have a “concrete” interest, while West Ham are said to have entered preliminary talks with Hull.
Aston Villa’s Philogene plan fails
If any of the clubs mentioned do indeed complete the signing of Philogene this summer, it would foil one of Villa’s potential plans. There was a £15 million buy-back clause inserted into the 22-year-old’s sale when he left for £5 million last summer, but it can only be activated when Hull are in the same division.
If the Tigers were to be promoted to the Premier League at the end of next season for example, Villa could then have reversed their sale by having first refusal on signing him back. As it stands, though, Villa will have to pay just as much as everyone else if they want to regain Philogene’s services.
Eyebrows were certainly raised when the four-time England Under-21 international was allowed to depart Villa Park on the cheap last September, especially as he looked so impressive in pre-season. It’s understood there’s a sell-on fee included, though, so yet more funds could yet be raised.
