The reported £20 million ($27m) valuation for Jesus represents a bargain in the modern market for a player of his pedigree, but any move would likely depend on whether Villa receive a massive offer for star man Ollie Watkins. Without a major sale, investing heavily in a player with a spotty injury record is viewed as a gamble that could backfire on the Champions League participants.
“He’s a cheap player at twenty million pounds, there is no doubt about that. He’s won the league at Arsenal and City, he knows how to do it,” Townsend noted. “So he’s a cheap player if it’s twenty million or less. It’s just those injuries. Are you going to get thirty-two games out of him? If you’re only getting twenty appearances a season, it is not enough. You need more than that for a club like Villa, so I don’t quite see that one being the right fit.”