Official: Aston Villa incorporated one of Lionel Scaloni’s covered in the National Team for 35 million euros

Emliano Buendía continues to live a true dream. A month ago he surprised the Argentine national team with his first call. Now, he was the protagonist who broke the English football pass market. The forward born in Mar del Plata 24 years ago was one of those cited by Lionel Scaloni for the double date of the June Qualifiers against Chile and Colombia and in the last hours the Aston Villa confirmed its incorporation for a figure close to 35 million euros.

“Aston Villa and Norwich City have reached an agreement for the transfer of Emiliano Buendia. As the player is currently in the biosegura bubble of the Argentine national team, preparing for a qualifying match for the World Cup with Colombia on Tuesday night, he will undergo a medical examination and complete the transfer after the game, ”he reported. in a brief statement the British club on its website.

Forward in his early days, today an offensive midfielder, Buendía comes from being chosen as the best player in the English Championship (second division), where was key to Norwich City’s rise, with 15 goals and 16 assists.

The news coming from Europe is that his transfer to Aston Villa has just been agreed until June 2026 for a record figure in the history of the Birmingham team, who will pay 35 million euros, with an option to another 7 million for sporting purposes. In addition, it is the most expensive sale for the Canarian team since its foundation in 1902, which will still keep 10% of a future sale.

Buendía was trained in the Happy City at the Cadets Club that ran Juan Esnaider And it was the former attacker himself who opened the doors to him in Spain when he was just 11 years old. It passed the test in el Real Madrid and was part of his quarry for two seasons. When he ran out of place, he went to Getafe, where he debuted in the elite in 2015, playing Liga and Copa del Rey. His interesting conditions led him to be called up by the Spain Under 19 team, but his wish was to play for Argentina. Something that he made known to Messi himself.

“What do you want to do? Do you want to play for Spain or for Argentina? ” flea in the middle of a cross between Getafe Y Barcelona. “Of course I want to play for Argentina. I want to play with you, it’s a dream, ” replied Buendía, who later became part of the delegation of the Argentine Under 20 team that, under the tutelage of Humberto Grondona, played the New Zealand World Cup in 2015, in which she was eliminated in the first phase, after having arrived in Oceania as the South American champion.

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