Aston Villa hopeful of sealing club-file transfer for £50m-rated Bayer Leverkusen forward Moussa Diaby irrespective of rival bid from Al-Nassr
Bayer Leverkusen price Moussa Diaby, their star winger, at about £50million The Frenchman racked up 14 plans and 11 assists in all competitions very last seasonVilla have had to fend off curiosity in the player from Saudi Arabian aspect Al Nassr
Aston Villa are significantly hopeful of sealing a club report deal for Bayer Leverkusen ahead Moussa Diaby.
The France international is valued at near to £50million by the Bundesliga club, which would easily split Villa’s transfer report – the £40m paid to Norwich for Emiliano Buendia two years ago.
Villa and Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr both of those preferred Diaby, who was keen for his potential to be solved right before Leverkusen depart for their pre-year teaching camp in Austria on Sunday.
Mail Sport first revealed previous weekend that Villa experienced made Diaby, 24, their best goal for the huge attacking part.
His versatility across the front line is 1 of the most important traits that appealed to Villa boss Unai Emery.
Moussa Diaby racked up 14 targets and 11 assists in all competitions for Leverkusen very last year
Unai Emery has been impressed by Diaby’s capability to participate in in any of the attacking positions
Diaby will compete with Leon Bailey, who also joined from Leverkusen, for a beginning place
Villa at first seemed at Diaby two yrs back, when they were attempting to restructure their assault next Jack Grealish’s £100m shift to Manchester Metropolis, but he was deemed as well expensive at the time. Emery is aware the participant from his time at Paris St Germain.
Emery managed the Ligue 1 champions from 2016-2018, when Diaby was progressing through the ranks.
He joined Bayer from PSG in 2019 and created 14 objectives and 11 assists in all competitions last period.
Diaby was below agreement for two much more years and Leverkusen wished to continue to keep him, although Diaby was imagined to be attracted by the concept of joining a Leading League club.
His objective has always been to perform Champions League soccer but with Emery backed by billionaire house owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, Villa think they can get there in the coming seasons, and time is on the side of Diaby, who turned 24 previously in July.