Ligue 1 Side Are Willing To Listen To Aston Villa’s Interest In Winger: Right Option At €50m?

Ligue 1 Side Are Willing To Listen To Aston Villa’s Interest In Winger: Right Option At €50m? Aston Villa are firmly in the mix alongside Tottenham Hotspur and four other Premier League sides for Paris Saint-Germain winger Ibrahim Mbaye. That is according to TEAMtalk insider Graeme Bailey . Foot Mercato pushes the story further, claiming Villa are leading the chase ahead of Spurs because they are particularly keen on the youngster’s profile. Aston Villa among six Premier League clubs chasing PSG attacker PSG will not stand in his way. Reports from L’Equipe suggest the French champions want between €40 million and €50 million. To put that in context, it is more than the €40 million they pocketed when Kang-In Lee moved to Atlético Madrid . Mbaye isn’t hiding his desire to leave either. He has apparently told people internally that he wants out, even if those close to him are advising patience in Paris. Villa haven’t put a formal bid on the table just yet, but the interest is concrete. Unai Emery wants attacking depth, especially with a massive Champions League campaign on the horizon. Is Ibrahim Mbaye actually the right call for Aston Villa? TORONTO, ONTARIO – JUNE 26: Ibrahim Mbaye #20 of Senegal warms up before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between Senegal and Iraq at Toronto Stadium on June 26, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) One moment can completely inflate a player’s price tag. For Mbaye, that moment arrived on the biggest stage possible. He came off the bench against France at the 2026 World Cup and scored, instantly becoming Senegal’s youngest-ever player and the youngest African goalscorer in World Cup history at 18 years and 142 days. Putting one past Mike Maignan at that age is brilliant. Brilliant, but potentially misleading. A single historic goal does not automatically mean he solves Emery’s immediate problems. The data requires a cold, hard look. Mbaye clocked up 31 appearances for PSG last term, managing just three goals and two assists. Only 11 of those came from the start. His Transfermarkt valuation sits at €30 million, meaning PSG’s demands represent a massive premium for a kid who spent most of the year stuck behind Ousmane Dembélé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Désiré Doué, and Bradley Barcola. Statistically, his passing and dribbling rate well, but his crossing and finishing look weak. Those flaws are a worry if Emery wants a direct wide forward rather than someone who drifts inside. Emery’s 4-2-3-1 system leaves no room for passengers. Wide players must press, track back, and graft defensively. With questions lingering over the futures of Leon Bailey and Morgan Rogers, who is drawing glances from top European sides, Villa definitely need reinforcement out wide. Mbaye has the pace and directness to fit in, and his ability to operate on either wing or through the middle offers useful versatility during a congested season. Equally, splashing big cash on a teenager who wants to leave PSG because he cannot get game time, only to expect him to walk straight into a Champions League side, is a massive gamble. At €40 million-plus, you are buying pure potential rather than guaranteed goals. Villa are looking elsewhere too. The recruitment team has done extensive homework on Monaco’s Lamine Camara and alternative midfield options. If Olabe can chew PSG down below that €40 million mark, closer to £32 million, the numbers make far more sense. At that price point, given Emery’s brilliant track record of polishing rough diamonds, the risk becomes acceptable. At €50 million, you want a finished product. Mbaye is nowhere near that level yet.