Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby in a deal worth around €40m (£34.6m) plus add-ons.
The 24-year-old had also attracted interest from Saudi Arabi’s Al Nassr.
However, the France international has agreed personal terms with the Premier League club and is set to complete a move to Villa Park.
Diaby joined Leverkusen in the summer of 2019 after coming through the youth ranks at Paris Saint-Germain.
Since joining the club, he has become one of the Bundesliga’s most exciting attacking talents scoring 49 goals and providing 48 assists in 172...
I don’t see Chelsea coming back this year. Poch will get them playing better but I can’t see how they will fix all their problems in one season.
Over the past 3 windows they have had such high turnover, and they lost a lot of experienced players. I expect half a season of poor results where they sit mid table ish and a good second half where they finish 7th or 8th.
Caceido would help them immensely, they need to sign him badly.