A transfer is an object with a state, a source history and a confidence score — not a headline.

until close
Summer 2026*

Deal

every row links to the original reportSummer 2026

Rafael LeãoRumour · Talks

AC Milan

(SA) →

Aston Villa F.C.

(PL)

—no fee reported

Linked

Talks

Bid

Agreement

Medical

Here we go

Official

Claim history — 2

Rumour · Talkscites anotherCalled it firstunrated
Aston Villa’s serious action to reach total agreement for signing – Player’s move ‘closer than ever’
Sport Witness · 21h ago · original ↗
Rumour · Linkedunrated
Unai Emery eyes versatile 80-goal attacker as Aston Villa explore late deal
CaughtOffside · 12h ago · original ↗

Confidence

12%

Ceiling for stage "Talks" is 50%. 2 independent sources counted, weighted by historical accuracy and how recent each claim is.

Status

Rumour · TalksActive

Sources on this deal

Sport Witness	unrated	6%
CaughtOffside	unrated	21%

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.