Aston Villa had been close to signing AC Milan’s Pervis Estupinan in the summer. A deal never went through and some background about the Rossoneri’s decision has now emerged. Earlier this week, Sport Witness tracked comments from Ruben Amorim about…
AC Milan manager Ruben Amorim blocked a summer permanent transfer that would have sent left-back Pervis Estupinan to Aston Villa, according to reports in Italy. Italian journalist Daniele Longo described Amorim's staunch defense of the struggling Ecuadorian defender as being worthy of the best lawyers following a poor performance against Atalanta.
Kaustubh Pandey notes that the decision to keep Estupinan could backfire for AC Milan and the defender, who also drew late interest from Benfica. After missing out on Estupinan, Unai Emery's Aston Villa signed Italian left-back Matteo Ruggeri instead.
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