Gunners and Chelsea have been linked with the Belgian midfielder, who appears to be heading to Villa Park instead
Aston Villa are reportedly closing in on a shock big-money move for Amadou Onana, a player frequently linked with Arsenal in recent times.
Widespread reports on Saturday morning claimed the Champions League-bound Villains were on the verge of completing a high-profile £50million deal with Everton for the Belgian international midfielder.
Villa have already signed Dutch left-back Ian Maatsen from Chelsea so far this summer in a deal worth £37.5m, while they also brought Ross Barkley back from relegated Luton and welcomed Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea from Juventus as part of a deal that saw Douglas Luiz head to Turin.
The Senegal-born former Hoffenheim and Hamburg midfielder has 17 senior international caps for Belgium to date, playing in every game for Domenico Tedesco’s team at Euro 2024, where they were ousted in the last 16 by France after finishing second behind Romania in Group E.
Belgium apologised after deleting a video published on their social media accounts in which Onana appeared to say that he would tackle France superstar Kylian Mbappe ‘on the shin’, while the midfielder also went viral during the tournament for another video in which he showcased his flawless English accent while correcting a reporter who had gotten his name wrong.
