How do Villa benefit from Garnacho deal?
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Just hours after Chelsea made Morgan Rogers the most expensive British footballer in history by spending £117m to sign him from Aston Villa, they are in talks to loan Alejandro Garnacho to the Villains.
Why did Villa pursue a loan with a conditional obligation to buy rather than buying Garnacho outright?
Here are the key questions answered...
How do Villa benefit from this deal?
Put simply, Villa have control - and it could reduce the cost for them this season.
By signing Garnacho on loan they do not have a longer-term commitment to a winger who has flattered to deceive at Stamford Bridge and has not enhanced his reputation.
The loan market is important to Villa.
Any obligation in a contract needs to be met to trigger a permanent deal, and Villa have used these deals with success in the past, including signing Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United before deciding against a permanent deal.
"If it is linked to the number of matches he starts then, to a certain extent, Villa are in control under those circumstances," football finance expert Kieran Maguire said.
"The rules are the rules. Some people say: 'Well, that's a loophole.' Some people will say: 'Well, they're as written and you have to treat them accordingly.'"
Read more here on Villa's attempts to balance the books here
