Aston Villa transfer news: Steven Gerrard could sign Yves Bissouma for less than £25m

Yves Bissouma‘s contract situation could play into Aston Villa‘s hands, says transfer insider Pete O’Rourke.

The Brighton midfielder will be a free agent in 2023, and O’Rourke thinks Villa could snap him up for less than £25m in the summer as a result.

Steven Gerrard recently confirmed that Villa had a bid turned down for Bissouma in the January transfer window.

“It was well documented that we put in a bid for Bissouma at Brighton which was turned away, and we respected and appreciated,” the Villa boss told the Express & Star and other outlets.

The bid was believed to be worth around £25m, which fell well short of Brighton’s reported valuation.

According to Sky Sports, the Seagulls were looking for as much as £50m for their Mali international, a price the Villans seemed unprepared to go to.

However, Gerrard is expected to go back in again for Bissouma when the transfer window reopens, with The Telegraph claiming that he is still a target for the club.

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With Bissouma’s contract running down, O’Rourke thinks Villa could have a real opportunity to sign him in the summer for less than their £25m January offer.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, the football journalist said: “Come the summer, he’s going to be six months less on his Brighton deal, so Brighton are going to have to make a decision, and it might just play into Villa’s hands. They might be able to get the Mali midfielder for a cheaper fee than they bid for him in January.”

It is clear that Bissouma is a target for Villa, and it would not be a surprise if a move to Villa Park appealed to him.

The Villans are a club on the up, showing their ambition in the last transfer window by signing Philippe Coutinho on loan from