Moussa Diaby’s move to Aston Villa is taking shape. The offensive player will leave Bayer Leverkusen in the near future.
Moussa Diaby will not move to Saudi Arabia. The offensive player rejected the very lucrative offer from Al-Nassr, where Cristiano Ronaldo also plays. Nevertheless he will Bayer Leverkusen leave promptly.
A farewell to the Werkself was already to be expected. Aston Villa had turned out to be the most interested party early on. As transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano reports on Thursday evening, an agreement has now been reached.
Diaby has already agreed to Aston Villa. He wants to be part of coach Unai Emery’s project. It was valid anyway Premier League long been a major goal of the 24-year-old.
And there seems to have been a breakthrough between the two clubs too. If the first offer from England was still rejected, Leverkusen now seems to have accepted an improved offer. Romano speaks of a transfer fee that will be more than 50 million euros.
The Bundesliga club has almost reached the desired sum of 60 million euros. Including further bonus payments, Leverkusen should be quite satisfied with the outcome of the talks, despite the sportingly painful departure.
2023-07-20 18:13:39
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