Could Alessandro Circati beat Nestory Irankunda to a new Aussie transfer record?

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/circati-alessandro/x0EJsbc8/"]Circati[/a] Sr. told [a href="https://football360.com.au/alessandro-circati-transfer-news-parma-serie-a/" target="_blank"]Football360[/a] in an interview with journalist Dave Lewis that there is "[b]realistic[/b]" interest from a "[b]buzzing market[/b]" in his son, who is contracted to Serie A club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/parma/6DxlaxHN/"]Parma[/a] until the end of the 2028/29 season. [/p][p]The rumour mill has linked Circati to as many as five other top-flight clubs, with both [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] reported to have compiled scout reports on his development, whilst he has also allegedly attracted interest from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bologna/0M9xNN8N/"]Bologna[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a] and EPL club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle United[/a]. [/p][p]Parma is reported to have placed a price as high as AU$41m (€25m) on his signature, well ahead of the AU$32.5m (€20m) offer that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/watford/UmMRoGzp/"]Watford[/a] have received from Portuguese giants [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting CP[/a] for Aussie winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/irankunda-nestor/OdWRR5EU/"]Nestory Irankunda[/a]. [/p][p]An all-out bidding war would almost certainly push Circati's price ahead of Irankunda's, though there appears to be far less urgency on Circati's part with Gianfranco saying they're "not in a hurry". [/p][p]“[b]You must remember that Ale has a contract until 2029 and is very happy where he is,[/b]" he told Football360.[/p][p]“It’s really up to Parma whether they want to keep him or sell him. [/p][p]“[b]There have been some talks ... the interest is realistic but talking and things moving forward from there are two different things.[/b]"[/p][p]“It’s all very well to just go and change clubs but you need to find somewhere where you’re welcome and feel happy.[/p][p]“[b]But if tomorrow [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] comes in then you might of course look at things ... if something were to happen now it would have to be beneficial for all parties.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="065060aa-e06b-499c-ba23-4175a0e87f38" url="https://x.com/Socceroos/status/2080115702560960520" social-type="twitter" /][p]The news of the swirling interest in Circati comes the day after Sporting CP submitted an improved offer for Irankunda that included AU$24.5m (€15m) upfront and AU$8m (€5m) in bonuses, after Watford rejected a lesser offer from Sporting as well as an offer of AU$31m (€19.1m) from La Liga club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celta-vigo/8pvUZFhf/"]Celta Vigo[/a]. [/p][p]Watford purchased Irankunda from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a] for the now-comparatively bargain bin price of AU$6.5m (€4m) and increased their return on the purchase by buying an additional 10% of the sell-on clause from Bayern, meaning the German powerhouse will receive only 40% of Irankunda's transfer price instead of 50%. [/p][p]Either way, it appears that both players will one day eclipse the existing transfer record for an Australian player, which currently belongs to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leicester/KrrdAMyI/"]Leicester City[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/souttar-harry/Aw73uj0d/"]Harry Souttar[/a], after he was bought by the Foxes from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/stoke-city/hSUajdSS/"]Stoke City[/a] for what is now the equivalent of AU$27m (€17m) in January 2023.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a]'s Jordy Bos and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sassuolo/QDdvI0zl/"]Sassuolo[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/volpato-cristian/2B5YqXFG/"]Cristian Volpato[/a] are the other two Aussies with a market value north of AU$16m (€10m) according to Flashscore estimations.[/p][p] [/p]