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Aston Villa are poised to finish their second signing of the summer season with the £31.5 million seize of Villarreal centre-back Pau Torres.
Unai Emery is pulling off one other main assertion of intent after raiding his former membership for the Spain worldwide, who is anticipated to fly in for a medical within the subsequent few days.
Torres, 26, has been one in every of Emery’s prime targets on this switch window and Monchi, Villa’s new president of soccer operations, has agreed a take care of Villarreal to deliver him to the Premier League.
Villarreal are scuffling with monetary points and have to dump gamers after lacking out on subsequent season’s Champions League and it’s understood Villa have negotiated a price nicely under Torres’ launch clause of round £55 million. The value is believed to be round €36 million (£31.5 million)
Bayern Munich and Manchester Metropolis have thought of transferring for Torres in current home windows however it’s Emery, who left Villarreal final 12 months, who’s now set to signal him.
Villa have already introduced the signing of former Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans on a free switch, and are getting ready for one more busy summer season.
Emery’s subsequent focus might be on including wingers, with Leicester’s Harvey Barnes and Nottingham Forest’s Brennan Johnson each into consideration.
Villa are additionally in talks with Premier League newcomers Luton City over one other mortgage transfer for Zimbabwean midfielder Marvelous Nakamba.
Luton are reluctant to spend massive this summer season and can’t pay Nakamba’s wages so one other momentary settlement seems the seemingly end result.
Villa final week confirmed that John McGinn has signed a brand new contract, whereas negotiations are ongoing with ahead Ollie Watkins over improved phrases.
In the meantime, Villa have introduced that their holding firm, V Sports activities, has lowered its stake in Vitoria Sport Clube to satisfy UEFA rules.
An announcement learn: “V Sports activities has right now introduced that it has lowered its stake in Vitoria Sport Clube – Futebol, SAD to 29% by transferring shares equalling 17% of the membership’s whole fairness again to Vitoria SC.
“It additionally not has any illustration on the board of administrators of Vitoria Sport Clube – Futebol, SAD with a view to adjust to all UEFA rules and make sure the independence of each Vitoria Sport Clube – Futebol, SAD and Aston Villa FC.”
