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Liverpool and Arsenal are among a heavyweight quintet sizing up Aston Villa sensation Carney Chukwuemeka, Megasportsarena.com reports.
The 18-year-old is making headlines for all the right reasons at present. Chukwuemeka is starring for England at the Under-19s European Championship in Slovakia. His two goals and two assists in three group stage matches helped England breeze into the semi-finals.
The midfielder was given opportunity to shine by Steven Gerrard at club level last season. Indeed, he was handed eight appearances off the bench in Gerrard’s first 10 matches at the Villa helm.
However, according to various sources, Villa are growing increasingly fearful they’re about to lose their rising star.
They report Chukwuemeka is refusing to pen fresh terms and his current contract is due to expire in 2023.
That leaves Aston Villa vulnerable to the prospect of losing him for free in 12 months’ time. To avert that disaster, they must either sell this summer, or convince him to extend his stay.
However, his virtuoso performance with England’s Under-19s are serving only to rouse the interest of Europe’s big hitters.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Barcelona and Bundesliga duo Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are all sniffing around.
The level of fee he would cost isn’t stated in the piece. However, it’s safe to assume Villa will be well compensated if he does move given the volume and calibre of those interested.
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