Chelsea, Manchester United and Newcastle have radars on player – Revival turns to transfer talk

Chelsea, Manchester United and Newcastle United all have their eye on Donyell Malen as he shines on loan at Roma from Aston Villa.

Corriere dello Sport report that ‘the big clubs are watching’ the Aston Villa loanee while he shines in the Italian capital.

€25m to €50m

The newspaper explains that Donyell Malen has ‘taken over Roma, Serie A and now the European transfer market’.

The Dutchman has been shining in Serie A since arriving on loan from Aston Villa in the January transfer window. Roma have an option to make the move permanent for €25m, which they will be doing.

Indeed, their owners, the Friedkins, are expected in Rome this week to give the green light to the move and lock Malen down.

The belief is that he is already worth double the €25m they’ll have to pay. And 11 goals in 14 league games has, reportedly, got the big clubs watching.

Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United

According to Corriere dello Sport, half of Europe are ‘moving in the shadows’ as Donyell Malen continues to impress.

Roma have made it clear that they wont sell. But according to the newspaper the Premier League is ‘fretting’. Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United have, reportedly ‘turned their radars on’ the 27-year-old Dutchman. Barcelona are watching too.

Malen, for his part, is focused on the pitch. His numbers are already ‘sensational’. Only Gabriel Batistuta has scored more goals after his first 15 Serie A games for Roma.

Noone has scored more goals in Serie A since his debut. Noone has managed more shots on target either. And his minutes to goals ratio puts him third across the top five European leagues. Those are numbers that convince, even if not everyone is. 

Italian bragging

That, perhaps, is why Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United are all keen. But the reality is likely to be very different.

Corriere dello Sport may insist that they’re interested in the Aston Villa loanee, but it feels more like Italian bragging than serious interest.

After all, all three clubs will have noticed his struggles at Aston Villa previously. And he hardly tore up the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund either.

A short, successful spell in Serie A to date will hardly have them racing to pay €50m and bring him Donyell Malen back to England after five months, even if the Italians want to believe that’s the case.