Villa close to signing Everton's Onana for £50m

Aston Villa are successful precocious talks to motion midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton for a interest successful nan region of £50m.

The 22-year-old featured for Belgium astatine Euro 2024 and would person nan opportunity to play Champions League shot adjacent season.

Onana joined from Lille for £33m successful August 2022 and has gone connected to make 72 appearances for nan Toffees, scoring 4 goals.

Arsenal held an first speech pinch Onana's representatives earlier this twelvemonth but did not travel up connected their interest.

It is understood Villa's interest meets Everton's valuation of nan midfielder, who besides had liking from Manchester United.

Senegal-born Onana has besides played for Hamburg, having progressed done nan ranks astatine Hoffenheim aft starting successful Anderlecht's academy.

Villa person been successful nan marketplace for a caller midfielder after trading Douglas Luiz to Juventus for £42.35m past month.

They are besides expected to complete nan return of Jaden Philogene successful nan coming days after nan Hull winger flew backmost from nan Tigers' training campy successful Turkey connected Friday.

The England Under-21 winger is owed to motion a five-year statement successful a move worthy astir £18m, returning to Villa Park little than 12 months aft being sold to nan Tigers.

Villa included a matching action successful his move past September and snatched him from Ipswich, who had agreed an £18m woody pinch Hull.