{
  "id": 3470486,
  "title": "Aston Villa pull out of Leao negotiations, Tottenham also unlikely",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/aston-villa-pull-out-of-leao-negotiations-tottenham-also-unlikely",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/aston-villa-pull-leao-negotiations-085000813.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reports from Italy claim that Aston Villa have decided against continuing negotiations for Milan winger Rafael Leao, and that a move to Tottenham Hotspur is also looking unlikely. Aston Villa has opted not to pursue a deal for the Portuguese forward as the transfer window enters its final days. Milan is still searching for potential buyers for Leao, who made it clear after the 2025-26 season that he wanted to move on from San Siro following seven seasons there, helping the team secure their most recent Scudetto in 2021-22. With two years remaining on his contract, Leao has been actively seeking an exit, and Milan is reportedly willing to let him go for an offer of around €50m. Earlier, there had been rumors of Aston Villa being interested in pulling off a last-minute deal with Milan, but according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Unai Emery's side has now withdrawn from talks with the Rossoneri. Similarly, there were earlier speculations that Tottenham Hotspur might still be a potential destination for Leao, but given their recent €87m (£75m) investment, that is now looking less probable as well. La Gazzetta dello Sport suggests Galatasaray is now the only genuine suitor for Leao, and that they could re-engage with an enhanced offer in the days to come. The Turkish transfer window will remain open until September 4, a few days later than the Serie A window, which closes on September 1.",
  "summary": "Reports in Italy claim that Aston Villa have decided against proceeding in negotiations for Milan winger Rafael Leao and that a move to fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur is also looking unl...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/why-ollie-watkins-move-to-saudi-arabia-will-tarnish-his-aston-villa",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:07:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}