Tony Xia has hit out at Sevilla on Twitter following the collapse of Jordan Amavi’s transfer from Aston Villa.
The Spanish side had announced on their official Twitter account on Friday that they had reached an agreement with the Championship side to sign the left-back, 23, for a fee that was reported to be £8million.
But reports on Monday stated that the deal had dramatically collapsed, with media outlet Diario de Sevilla reporting that Amavi had failed his medical after a series of exhaustive tests.
It means he will not be signing the five-year contract he had agreed with the La Liga club and means Villa will now have to find a new buyer for the Frenchman.
#SevillaFC and @AVFCOfficial agree a fee for @JordanAmavi transfer. pic.twitter.com/0rXHsAsuby
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) July 7, 2017
Xia expressed his fury on his personal Twitter account on Monday afternoon as he claimed that Amavi’s medical report “was good” and blamed Seville for coming up with excuses not to finalise the deal.
The Chinese businessman and Villa owner claimed a senior official at the Spanish club “didn’t agree with the transfer” and used the player’s injury track record as a convenient excuse for not sanctioning it.
JA’s medical report was good. Someone hi-level didn’t agree with the transfer&found a reason of injury history which is really unfair to JA. https://t.co/b2GsiINJQo
— Dr. Tony Xia (@Dr_TonyXia) July 10, 2017
The Frenchman suffered a terrible cruciate knee ligament injury during his debut campaign with Villa in the 2015-16 season and it is said that this past setback played a factor in his move to Spain collapsing.
It is reported that Sevilla are now working on bringing other options to the club this summer as Amavi was one of their key priorities.
The defender is now likely to return to pre-season training with Villa and be part of the first-team squad for the new Championship season unless a new buyer is found for the former France Under-21 international.
Amavi was a regular for Steve Bruce’s side last season, featuring in 36 matches in all competitions.