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Villa clinch deal for £50m Onana as Diaby nears exit

Villa boss Unai Emery had been in the market for a new defensive midfielder after the club somewhat surprisingly sold Douglas Luiz to Juventus for £42.35m in June.

“It feels amazing,” Onana told Villa’s official website. “I’m glad to be here, finally, and I can’t wait to get started.”

On his reasons for joining, Onana added: “It was a bit of everything. There’s a healthy atmosphere here to grow as a player and as a man.

“The team played very attractive football last season with loads of goals and will now be playing in the Champions League.

“I’ll be playing in the Champions League again and that’s very exciting. We also have a manager that’s one of the best in the business and I think he can take my game to the next level.”

As one midfielder joins another could still be on the way out as Fabrizio Romano confirmed that talks between Villa and Tottenham over Jacob Ramsey and Gioval Lo Celso continue.

Spurs are hoping to lure Villa into selling the 23-year-old talent by offering £20m plus Lo Celso, with Ramsey currently valued at around the £45m mark.

And while Romano admitted on his Playback live show that the talks have not really advanced, discussions are still being had.

He said: “The interest of Tottenham and Aston Villa in discussing a deal between Jacob Ramsey and Lo Celso is true, but that the negotiation is advanced or close is not true, at the moment.”