Aston Villa hopeful of sealing club-document transfer for £50m-rated Bayer Leverkusen forward Moussa Diaby irrespective of rival bid from Al-Nassr
Bayer Leverkusen value Moussa Diaby, their star winger, at about £50million The Frenchman racked up 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions previous seasonVilla have experienced to fend off fascination in the player from Saudi Arabian facet Al Nassr
Aston Villa are ever more hopeful of sealing a club file deal for Bayer Leverkusen ahead Moussa Diaby.
The France worldwide is valued at near to £50million by the Bundesliga club, which would comfortably crack Villa’s transfer document – the £40m paid to Norwich for Emiliano Buendia two a long time back.
Villa and Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr the two required Diaby, who was eager for his future to be resolved prior to Leverkusen depart for their pre-season instruction camp in Austria on Sunday.
Mail Sport initially revealed last weekend that Villa experienced built Diaby, 24, their top rated goal for the extensive attacking part.
His versatility across the entrance line is one of the major features that appealed to Villa manager Unai Emery.
Moussa Diaby racked up 14 plans and 11 assists in all competitions for Leverkusen final year
Unai Emery has been impressed by Diaby’s means to participate in in any of the attacking positions
Diaby will contend with Leon Bailey, who also joined from Leverkusen, for a commencing spot
Villa initially seemed at Diaby two years back, when they had been trying to restructure their attack subsequent Jack Grealish’s £100m go to Manchester Town, but he was considered much too costly at the time. Emery is aware the player from his time at Paris St Germain.
Emery managed the Ligue 1 champions from 2016-2018, when Diaby was progressing by means of the ranks.
He joined Bayer from PSG in 2019 and produced 14 ambitions and 11 assists in all competitions very last year.
Diaby was below deal for two far more several years and Leverkusen preferred to maintain him, nevertheless Diaby was imagined to be captivated by the plan of joining a Leading League club.
His objective has always been to play Champions League soccer but with Emery backed by billionaire entrepreneurs Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, Villa believe that they can get there in the coming seasons, and time is on the side of Diaby, who turned 24 earlier in July.