Aston Villa has secured a verbal agreement for the transfer of 18-year-old winger Ibrahima Mbaye from PSG. The fee for the Senegalese talent is reported to be €55 million.
Insider Fabrizio Romano has confirmed the news:
Aston Villa has reached a verbal agreement for the transfer of Ibrahima Mbaye — here we go! The Senegalese winger will join the club from PSG after Villa ended negotiations with Rafael Leao. Mbaye has long been on the club's radar.
Romano further stated that the transfer fee will indeed be €55 million, a figure previously noted by Fabrice Hawkins and David Ornstein.
Aston Villa switched their focus to Mbaye after Leao opted to continue his career with Galatasaray, allowing negotiations for the young winger to move swiftly into their final stages.
