{"id":1103779,"date":"2026-07-22T02:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1103779\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T02:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:54:24","slug":"aston-villa-now-increasingly-pressing-for-leeds-united-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1103779\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa Now &#8216;Increasingly Pressing&#8217; For Leeds United Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"> Kate McShane\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-quote\" style=\"display: block; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin: 30px 0px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/aston-villa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aston Villa<\/a> are \u2018increasingly pressing\u2019 to snap up Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, who has been chased by <a style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/leeds-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds United<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Japan international is widely expected to move on from Parma this summer, with the Italian side signing a replacement, but his involvement in the <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup<\/a> slowed things down.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Suzuki now reporting back at Parma for pre-season preparations, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/07\/20\/things-will-get-serious-this-week-for-star-leeds-united-have-bid-for\/720450\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">developments regarding his future have been tipped to speed up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo-if-man.png\" alt=\"Inside Futbol\" class=\"if-preferred-source__logo\"\/><br \/>\n        Enjoying this story?<\/p>\n<p class=\"if-preferred-source__copy\">&#13;<br \/>\n        Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google.&#13;\n      <\/p>\n<p>    <a id=\"preferred-source-button\" class=\"if-preferred-source__button\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=insidefutbol.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-label=\"Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google\">&#13;<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google_ps_badge_dark_en@2x.png\" alt=\"Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"if-preferred-source__badge\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leeds have made a bid for Suzuki and are keen on taking him to Elland Road, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/07\/16\/oriented-towards-leeds-united-get-blow-aston-villa-get-boost-in-target-chase\/720205\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">however the goalkeeper would rather be playing in Europe at his next club<\/a>, leaving the Whites waiting to see if others fail to seal the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa, who can offer Champions League football and are also keen, appear to be swinging into gear in their pursuit of Suzuki.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Japan_Zion_Suzuki_620_ofg.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Italian outlet <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parmalive.com\/primo-piano\/tanti-casi-parma-calcio-rinnovi-bernabe-delprato-cessioni-pellegrino-suzuki-keita-252069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Parma Live<\/a>, Aston Villa are \u2018increasingly pressing\u2019 to land Suzuki and are talking up their spot in the Champions League to the player.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The onus though will be on Aston Villa to make an offer that Parma are happy with, especially as Leeds and Juventus, who are also keen, have so far fallen short of the club\u2019s expectations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<tr>\nAston Villa<br \/>\nLeeds United<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black;\">Emi Martinez<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black;\">Lucas Perri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black;\">Marco Bizot<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black;\">Alex Cairns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black;\">Joe Gauci<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Goalkeepers at each club<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Juventus are also chasing Aston Villa\u2019s Emi Martinez, who is their first choice goalkeeper target.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Villa <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/07\/20\/aston-villa-remain-a-wall-amid-clubs-interest-in-villa-star\/720443\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">have so far put up a brick wall around Martinez<\/a>, but if they sign Suzuki, that could potentially soften, with the door open to a move.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Aston_Villa_Emi_Martinez3_620_ofg.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The news of Aston Villa\u2019s push will come as a blow for Leeds, who are in urgent need of a goalkeeper following the departures of Illan Meslier and Karl Darlow.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alex Cairns remains on the books, along with Lucas Perri, but the Brazilian could also leave as he is wanted by Torino, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/07\/17\/intensified-in-recent-hours-push-to-land-leeds-united-man-picks-up-but-whites-in-no-rush\/720252\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who recently stepped up talks with Leeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leeds are looking at a number of other goalkeepers, including Juventus\u2019 Michele Di Gregorio, potentially meaning the goalkeeping fates of the Whites, the Bianconeri and Villa are intertwined.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kate McShane\/Getty Images \u00a0 Aston Villa are \u2018increasingly pressing\u2019 to snap up Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, who has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1103780,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,102562,16,15,95007],"class_list":["post-1103779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-leeds","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-leeds","tag-parma","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-zion-suzuki"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116961377984315728","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1103780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}