Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign a speedy new player that Thierry Henry has praised in the past, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Aston Villa transfer rumours
Unai EmeryMonchi and NSWE He looks set to bolster the first-team squad during the January transfer window, with a number of players being linked with moves to Villa Park.
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Speaking at the beginning of the year, Emery admitted that the club wants to “increase” the “level in the composition” in the transfer market.
“Of course we are also in the transfer window and the club is moving forward to try to increase our level in the squad in case we can sign new players and in case someone has to leave, we are open to that. But the most important thing for me is tomorrow’s match.”
Reports in Turkey claim that Aston Villa have agreed to sign the defender Yasin Ozcan from Kasimpasa, Doc Villa are also thought to be after Celta Vigo defender Oscar Mingueza.
In attack, Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund The main target seems to be after making multiple bids, s Villa are also interested in PSG striker Marco Asensi as another option.
However, Villa may not have to worry about forcing the PSG player after the developments with Dortmund and Malen.
Aston Villa have agreed a £21m deal to sign Donyell Malen
Villa and Dortmund have now agreed a fee for Malen, according to transfer expert Romano on Monday. The total package is worth over £21m with add-ons and the striker has already agreed terms with the Villans.
The 25-year-old looks set to become Villa’s first signing of 2025 and will leave Dortmund after 139 performed for three and a half years, scored 39 times and registered 20 assists.
As well as providing another threat and scoring option in the final third, Malen looks set to bring plenty of pace to the Midlands, with AVFC Statto stating on Instagram that the Dutchman’s top speed last season (33.77km/h) was higher than any Villa star during the current campaign.
Malen also received plenty of praise from Henry after playing for Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last season. As he reports MirrorHenry said:
“I like Donyell Malen. I like his story. He returns to the field where he won the championship with Eindhoven six years ago. He had to fight with cruciate ligaments.
“He talks a lot. He was at Ajax as a youngster. He couldn’t handle it, then he came to Arsenal and he didn’t succeed at Arsenal, then he went to Eindhoven and made his own way.
“I had it for a year because I handed in my badges there. It didn’t work out for him at Arsenal. I thought he had some quality, but at Arsenal you have a lot of quality.
“Then he went to Eindhoven and played for the young PSV. It’s a different team and in the end he did great, which I’m very happy about because at the very beginning people doubted him. He believed in himself and his qualities, in his family, and he achieved that and won the league with PSV.
“Now he plays for the Netherlands. He scored tonight. It must have been emotional to play against Eindhoven, the team he won the championship with almost six years ago, so I’m very happy for him.”
