[ad_pod ]This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…According to The Sun, Aston Villa are considering a move for Celta Vigo’s Emre Mor this summer.
What’s the word?
Signing a winger seems to be a huge priority for Villa in the transfer window. They’ve been linked with a number of wide players already after Joe Lolley, Said Benrahma and Harry Wilson all caught their eye.
Last season, the Villans struggled from wide areas barring Anwar El Ghazi’s 12 goal contributions. The likes of Andre Green and Albert Adomah rarely provided much impetus, finding the net just five times between them.
But as their search goes on, they now look as though they’re hot on the heels of another individual who can play on the flanks.
The Sun suggests that they’re considering Turkey international Mor, but Norwich and Sheffield United are also chasing him.
Stay away
At the age of 21, Mor is a fabulous young talent and the fact he was able to secure a move to Dortmund when he was just 18 is evidence of that.
However, his career has never taken off after a number of rather unproductive years.
Since 2016, he’s scored just two senior goals in 50 appearances, failing to find the back of the net at all last term.
But it’s his attitude that’s the main issue.
The Sun claim that disciplinary issues have hounded his career to date and Celta Vigo seem to be so fed up that he could leave for free. Marca, meanwhile, posted an article last year saying that his club saw him as more of a problem, than a solution.
Back in 2016, Mor posted a tweet about his attitude, claiming that he was simply different.
It’s a trait that can be compared to one of their current wide players too. Last summer when El Ghazi signed on loan for Villa, there were similar fears over his attitude.
French football journalist Jeremy Smith described that it was one of his main weaknesses and some of his inconsistent performances throughout 2018/19 were perhaps a result of the Dutchman’s approach to the game.
He has gone on to flourish since, but if you couple Mor’s poor performances in recent years with his problematic mindset, it’s difficult to see him having much of an impact in the Premier League.
After all, he’s failed in both the Bundesliga and La Liga already. Villa shouldn’t be considering him.