Financial Fairplay is the reason Aston Villa are open to selling Leeds United target Cameron Archer this summer.
That is according to the Athletic, who report Villa would prefer a sale rather than loan for Archer in order to help comply with FFP rules.
It is said that a fee of between £15 million and £20 million would be enough to tempt Villa into letting him go, who are also keen to insert a buy-back clause into the deal, like with the sale of Aaron Ramsey to Burnley, which was completed on Tuesday.
With Archer having progressed through the academy at Villa, his sale would represent ‘pure bookable profit’, thus giving them more freedom to spend on signings.
Leeds are among the clubs keen on doing a deal for Archer before next Friday’s deadline, with Football League World even claiming Daniel Farke’s side are leading the race.
Villa want to sell Leeds target Archer for FFP reasons
Leeds remain keen on bolstering their options in attack this summer and Archer is among the names to have been linked.
Clearly, a move for Archer will not come cheap but unfortunately, £15-20million is the current going rate for proven goal scorers at this level.
Coventry City sold Viktor Gyokeres for £20 million to Sporting Club de Portugal earlier in the summer, while Swansea City have slapped a £15 million asking price on Joel Piroe, as per the Daily Mail.
Archer has had loan spells at Championship clubs in each of the last two seasons, netting 18 goals across 40 appearances for Preston North End and Middlesbrough.
Given his age, there aren’t many better around than Archer and Leeds should look to test Villa’s resolve, particularly due to their FFP situation.
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