ASTON VILLA will complete a club record £50million deal for Everton midfielder Amadou Onana this weekend.
Unai Emery has beaten Bayern Munich and Barcelona to land the Belgian international, who was previously a target for Arsenal and Newcastle.
The 22-year-old has agreed personal terms on a five-year-deal.
And he is set to undergo a medical at Villa when he returns from a short break following his involvement with Belgium at the Euros.
Selling Onana means the Toffees are now under far less pressure to sell centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite to Manchester United.
Capturing the 22-year-old represents a major coup for Emery who has been given the go ahead to considerably beef up Villa’s squad for the Champions’ League this season.
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Onana has spent two seasons at Goodison Park after signing from Lille in a £33million deal, with the French club entitled to 20% of his sell-on value.
He has become a key player for Everton, making 72 appearances — including 37 last season in all competitions.
His move will be completed in time for him to take part in Villa’s pre-season tour of the United States this month.
Emery’s men will face Columbus Crew, RB Leipzig and Club America.
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Meanwhile, Jaden Philogene is set to complete his £12.6 million move back to Villa in the next 24 hours.
The 22-year-old was one of the stars of the Championship last season, scoring 12 goals in 32 games for Hull.
The Tigers were set to sell him to Ipswich Town following shock interest from Barcelona.
But Villa triggered a ‘matching rights’ clause to nab their former player back – 10 months after selling the winger to Hull for £5million.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
