DONE DEAL: Aston Villa reach a £40m agreement with Chelsea, sign Ian Maatsen on a six-year deal amidst Borussia Dortmund battle
DONE DEAL: Aston Villa reach a £40m agreement with Chelsea, sign Ian Maatsen on a six-year deal amidst Borussia Dortmund battle
Aston Villa have agreed a deal with Chelsea for left-back Ian Maatsen.
The fee for the 22-year-old is understood to be to be between £35m and £40m and it will rise with add-ons.
Maatsen will sign a six-year deal at Villa Park and Sky Sports News understands talks over personal terms are now underway, with initial discussions described as positive.
Maatsen’s £35 million release clause expired earlier this week, allowing Chelsea to negotiate the higher fee they negotiated with Villa.
Borussia Dortmund were interested in signing the left-back on a permanent basis following his successful loan spell with the Bundesliga club last season. They made bids that fell short of the initial release clause.
He appeared in 16 Bundesliga games for Dortmund, scoring two goals, and seven Champions League games for the German side, scoring one goal.
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