Diaby, luxury reinforcement for Emery’s attack

Aston Villa have announced their third signing for next season. after including in central Pau Torres (Villarreal) for 33 million euros and in the middle Youri Tielemans, released from relegated Leicester, Unai Emery also strengthened his squad with the French right winger Moussa Diaby, 24, from Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen for 50 to 55 million euros.

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According to the English press, Diaby has signed a five-year contract, until 2028, with Villa despite seeking Saudi football and meet again at Aston Villa with Jamaican Leon Bailey, left winger and with whom he developed from 2017 to 2019 a fast and quality attack at Bayer Leverkusen. In both Emery has two real bullets in the wings to face the Premier League and the Conference League.

Diaby, a French international, has played 172 games and scored 49 goals for Leverkusen since his arrival from PSG in 2019. Last season he is Bayer’s top scorer with 14 goals in all competitions.

PSG pinched

Exactly, PSG will receive, as stipulated in his previous contract, between 7 and 10 million euros, that is, 20% of the transfer for the capital gain generated with respect to the 15 million he entered in 2019 when he sold it to Leverkusen.

Aston Villa underwent an impressive turnaround last season under Emery’s helm last season after Steven Gerrard was sent off in October and from going 17th, somewhere in the relegation zone, he went on to finish the Premier in seventh place.