What happened. Roma midfielder Neil El Aynaoui is reportedly attracting interest from Aston Villa and other Premier League clubs as a potential replacement for Youri Tielemans.

Aston Villa sold Tielemans to Man Utd for €41m.
Roma paid €23.5m plus add-ons for El Aynaoui last summer.
He has 2 goals and 2 assists in 34 competitive games for Roma.

El Aynaoui's value has nearly doubled after a strong season and World Cup.

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