Aston Villa hopeful of sealing club-file transfer for £50m-rated Bayer Leverkusen ahead Moussa Diaby irrespective of rival bid from Al-Nassr
Bayer Leverkusen benefit Moussa Diaby, their star winger, at about £50million The Frenchman racked up 14 targets and 11 helps in all competitions last seasonVilla have experienced to fend off interest in the player from Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr
Aston Villa are significantly hopeful of sealing a club report offer for Bayer Leverkusen ahead Moussa Diaby.
The France intercontinental is valued at near to £50million by the Bundesliga club, which would comfortably break Villa’s transfer file – the £40m paid to Norwich for Emiliano Buendia two several years ago.
Villa and Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr both equally wished Diaby, who was keen for his long run to be fixed right before Leverkusen depart for their pre-period coaching camp in Austria on Sunday.
Mail Sport first unveiled past weekend that Villa experienced created Diaby, 24, their major focus on for the wide attacking purpose.
His flexibility across the front line is a single of the principal features that appealed to Villa manager Unai Emery.
Moussa Diaby racked up 14 ambitions and 11 helps in all competitions for Leverkusen final year
Unai Emery has been amazed by Diaby’s potential to perform in any of the attacking positions
Diaby will contend with Leon Bailey, who also joined from Leverkusen, for a starting off place
Villa initially appeared at Diaby two many years ago, when they have been trying to restructure their attack adhering to Jack Grealish’s £100m transfer to Manchester Town, but he was deemed also high priced at the time. Emery appreciates the participant from his time at Paris St Germain.
Emery managed the Ligue 1 champions from 2016-2018, when Diaby was progressing by the ranks.
He joined Bayer from PSG in 2019 and developed 14 plans and 11 assists in all competitions last year.
Diaby was beneath agreement for two far more yrs and Leverkusen required to preserve him, nevertheless Diaby was believed to be attracted by the thought of joining a Leading League club.
His goal has generally been to enjoy Champions League football but with Emery backed by billionaire house owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, Villa consider they can get there in the coming seasons, and time is on the side of Diaby, who turned 24 previously in July.