The only thing missing is the official announcement and it is already a reality. Moussa Diaby The 25-year-old French winger, who became the first major signing of the 2024-2025 season to arrive in the Saudi Pro League after Al-Ittihad paid 60 million euros for the move to Aston Villa.
Diabetes signed a five-year contract and joined the French colony of Al Ittihad, which next season will be directed by Laurent Blancafter the dismissed man was released a few weeks ago Marcelo Gallardo and he will be with his countrymen Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kanté. The Brazilian midfielder also stood out in the squad Fabinho (formerly Liverpool).
The second signing of Ramón Planes
After Algeria Houssem Aouarto whom he paid 12 million euros in Rome, Diabetes He is the second signing of Al Ittihad, nine-time Saudi champions and the sports director is the Catalan Ramon Airplane, in their attempt to regain the league title which they last won in 2023 and which Al Hilal achieved last season.
Diaby, Born in Paris, he made his professional debut in the ranks of PSG and, after four seasons at Bayer Leverkusen (2019-2023), he arrived at Aston Villa last summer for 55 million euros, so only once he’s in the club. year. The Premier League and the English club have recouped the investment it made earlier.
The French winger played 54 games with the ‘villains’ last season under the command of Unai Emery, He scored 10 goals and provided 9 assists in all competitions and helped the team to fourth place in the league, giving the team a place in the Champions League for the first time since 1983.
The lows and highs in Emery’s squad
With Diaby gone, Monchi, Aston Villa’s sporting director, continued to restructure the squad. Emery. In addition to the Frenchman, he transferred the Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz to Juventus for 51.5 million euros, to the young Englishman Tim Iroegbunam at Everton by 10.7, in French Morgan Samson in Nice by 4, while Calum Chambers He went to Cardiff at the end of his contract. Clément Lenglet and Nicolò Zaniolo They have returned to Barcelona and Galatasaray after their loan periods and Coutinho He lent again, this time to Vasco da Gama.
On the other hand, Monchi invested 176 million euros in transfers. The arrival of Amadou Onana (Everton) for 59.3 e Ian Maatsen (Chelsea, after he was loaned to Borussia Dortmund) for 44. Other additions are Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), Jaden Philogene (Hull), for 16 million each, Samuel Illing-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea, both from Juventus, for a total of 22 million, Lewis Dobbin (Everton) by 11.8 and Ross Barkley (Luton) for 5.9.
Source: La Verdad
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