Most clubs have been hammered by covid financially , some like Spurs to the point of desperation.People keep forgetting the state of Spurs especially after COVID, Levy practically did a we're fucked interview post season to put it out there.
Same for Villa, can be as rich as they want, but getting 80m for a single player would allow them to keep growing their project and reinvest, in COVID circumstances most clubs would be appealed by our interest
It will be interesting to see if Bernardo gets the move he allegedly wants, I am sure in normal times there would be a que of clubs wanting him, but this summer who has the cash to buy him?