Aston Villa are considering signing Boca Juniors’ midfielder to add up their squad depth ahead of the second half of the season.
Aston Villa transfer business is set to begin again with more targets on the list. One of them is another young midfielder from South America. He has been one of the stars in Boca Juniors as they clinched the league title this year. The aforementioned player is Milton Delgado. Villa’s interest has been reported in Soy de Millo via Sportwitness.
“Aston Villa officials could soon take action to sign Boca Juniors’ Milton Delgado after closely following him for several months. “
The 21-year-old defensive midfielder was promoted to the first team in 2024. His contract runs till 2029. His asking price could be reaching up to £ 20 million, which could be affordable for the Premier League teams.
Aston Villa has gained interest in the youngster for a while. They have been reportedly monitoring him for six months and now could be ready to prepare an official offer for him. Villa is definitely not the only team keen on signing him. Brighton and Eintracht Frankfurt are joining the race and could be their rival in the next transfer windows.
However, none of them has come with the concrete offer on the table. Thus, Boca would still keep him in the squad until a proper proposal package to sign him arrives. Villa could come with a deal including loaning him back to his former side before moving to England in summer 2027. Such deal was already used for Modou Cisse’s transfer deal.
Delgado has featured in 45 games, netting one goal and providing five assists in all competitions. He is a versatile midfielder too, capable of playing wide on the right flank and taking the number six role beside his main position as defensive midfielder.
The Rafael Castillo-born midfielder is tipped to be a perfect profile for The Lions as they are looking for the figure who excels at winning the ball, playmaking as well as dictating the game. Delgado’s skills seem to tick all the boxes.
Based on the data in FotMob, the midfielder who helped Argentina U20 reach the final in 2025 U20 FIFA World Cup has impressive form in the league this year. His successful passes rate is 87.7 %, whereas his accurate long ball rate is up to 52.1 %. His successful cross reaches the perfect rate, 100 %.
His winning duel might need improving for a defensive midfielder, as it is only 48.8 %, while his successful dribbling rate is 44.4 %. Yet, Delgado’s defensive contribution is excellent with 31 tackles, 10 interceptions, two blocking shots, 14 clearance and 82 recoveries.
Delgado is yet to receive a call-up for the Albiceleste senior team but it is only a matter of time he would be named in Lionel Scaloni’s squad. He seems to be the ideal successor of Leandro Paredes.
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