Villa is still on track to finalize Jaden Philogene’s re-signing within the next 48 hours.
The 22-year-old had a medical yesterday at Bodymoor Heath in preparation for his imminent homecoming, which comes just 11 months after he signed a £5 million deal to Hull.
Villa proceeded to activate a matching provision in that agreement following Ipswich’s £18 million bid for Championship goal scorer Philogene, who finished the previous season with 12 goals.
Thanks to a 30% sell-on clause that was also included in the Tigers’ summer transfer agreement, Villa will pay about £13.5 million to bring Unai Emery back to the Midlands.
Villa’s sixth acquisition of the summer window will be Philogene, while midfielder Amadou Onana is anticipated to become the seventh in a club record move. When the 22-year-old gets back from vacation, he has a physical scheduled before leaving Everton for a deal for £50 million.
While negotiations on a potential deal with Celtic are still underway, goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo may become the most recent player to depart Villa.
The Finland international, who enrolled at Villa’s academy in 2018 at the age of 16, was mentioned earlier this year as a potential target for the Scottish powerhouses, and a deal appears imminent.
The three-time national team member Sinisalo spent the previous season on loan at Exeter in League One, however he is now ranked below Joe Gauci, Emi Martinez, and Robin Olsen at villa.
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