Overview
- Villa have started negotiations with Club Brugge over centre-back Joel Ordonez, with contacts reported as the club seeks a younger successor to Ezri Konsa.
- The 22-year-old Ecuador international has Champions League and 2026 World Cup experience and is viewed by Villa as a long-term option rather than a short-term stopgap.
- Reports say personal terms may already be agreed and the player has given his approval to move to Villa Park, but no transfer fee agreement has been announced.
- Club Brugge are understood to be seeking about €45 million (roughly £43 million), a figure significantly above Villa’s rejected offer for Taylor Harwood-Bellis and one that will test the club’s spending plans.
- If Villa cannot meet Brugge’s valuation, the club could pursue other targets while the talks continue, and the outcome will shape Villa’s defensive depth before the early Premier League fixtures.