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Summer 2026*

Deal

every row links to the original reportSummer 2026

Jean-Philippe MatetaRumour · Bid

Crystal Palace F.C. (PL) → Aston Villa F.C. (PL)
—no fee reported
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Talks
Bid
Agreement
Medical
Here we go
Official

Claim history — 3

  • Rumour · Bidcites anotherCalled it firstunrated
    Aston Villa make move for French attacker as Ollie Watkins exit plan gathers pace
    CaughtOffside · 19h ago · original ↗
  • Rumour · Bidcites anotherT4
    Aston Villa lâche une offre pour recruter Jean-Philippe Mateta !
    Foot Mercato · 18h ago · original ↗
  • Rumour · Bidcites anotherunrated
    Wednesday's gossip: Villa make offer for Palace striker Mateta
    BBC Sport — Football · 9h ago · original ↗

Confidence

21%
Ceiling for stage "Bid" is 62%. 3 independent sources counted, weighted by historical accuracy and how recent each claim is.

Status

Rumour · BidActive

Sources on this deal

CaughtOffsideunrated21%
Foot MercatoT431%
BBC Sport — Footballunrated57%

Only an official club announcement moves a deal to Official. Journalists raise confidence; clubs close it. Every claim above — including any that turn out to be wrong — is kept permanently and scored when this deal resolves. That record is what the source reliability table is built from.