Aston Villa are close to agreeing a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby.
The 24-year-old France international, who scored 14 goals and registered 11 assists across all competitions last season, had previously been of interest to Arsenal and Newcastle.
Sky Sports News understands Leverkusen had been quoting as much as £88m for Diaby as recently as last summer.
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Villa have already signed defender Pau Torres from Villarreal and free agent midfielder Youri Tielemans after his exit from Leicester this summer.
It has been a summer of change at Villa Park with Monchi appointed as the new sporting director.
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Monchi previously worked with head coach Unai Emery at Sevilla.
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