{
  "id": 3549060,
  "title": "Palace attempt to hijack Villa move for Ordonez",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/palace-attempt-to-hijack-villa-move-for-ordonez",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:10:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport",
    "slug": "bbc-sport",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn8myek3zz9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Crystal Palace are attempting to seize control of Aston Villa's pursuit of Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez. Villa first expressed interest in the Ecuadorian international following their unsuccessful attempts to agree a fee with Southampton for Taylor Harwood-Bellis. However, Palace have since initiated talks with the Belgian club regarding a transfer for Ordonez. The Palace manager is keen on signing a new centre-back following the injury to Chadi Riad during the match against Everton. Palace have previously signed Axel Disasi on loan, but are now looking to bolster their defensive options further. Aston Villa have been working on a deal for the 22-year-old, but there appears to be a considerable difference in the valuation of Ordonez between the two clubs. The Belgian side are reportedly seeking £40m for the defender, and discussions are currently underway.",
  "summary": "Crystal Palace have had Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez as a long-term target, while Villa made a move after struggling to agree a fee for Taylor Harwood-Bellis.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Chelsea in contact over move for Villa goalkeeper Martinez",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chelsea-in-contact-over-move-for-villa-goalkeeper-martinez",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:36:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Transfer: Chelsea begin move to replace Robert Sanchez with Martinez",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/transfer-chelsea-begin-move-to-replace-robert-sanchez-with-martinez",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:30:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}