- The 25-year-old winger has accomplished his switch to the Saudi Professional League aspect
- Moussa Diaby leaves Aston Villa only a yr after shifting to the Premier League
- Diaby has signed a five-year contract after making his £50m change
Aston Villa have confirmed Moussa Diaby’s departure after the participant accomplished a £50m transfer to Saudi Arabian aspect Al-Ittihad only a yr after his arrival within the Midlands.
The 25-year-old was Villa’s file signing when he moved to the membership final yr in a £52m switch from Bayer Leverkusen and loved a robust debut yr within the Premier League.
Diaby has signed a five-year contract on the Saudi Professional League aspect and can link-up along with his new team-mates in the end after finishing a medical in Spain.
He leaves the Clarets after making 54 appearances for Villa throughout all competitions and scoring 10 targets, whereas offering 9 assists as he slotted into Unai Emery’s ahead line.
Diaby struck up a robust partnership with Ollie Watkins who loved his career-best season by scoring 27 targets and ending fourth within the Premier League’s golden boot race with 19 strikes.
Aston Villa have confirmed Moussa Diaby’s departure after the participant accomplished a £50m transfer to Saudi Arabian aspect Al-Ittihad
Diaby has signed a five-year contract on the Saudi Professional League aspect as he leaves only a yr after becoming a member of Villa
Diaby leaves the Clarets after making 54 appearances for Villa throughout all competitions and scoring 10 targets, whereas offering 9 assists
Finishing his switch to Al-Ittihad, Diaby admitted he was thrilled to make the transfer as he follows within the footsteps of different former Premier League stars who’ve swayed to maneuver to the Center East by the large salaries on supply.
‘I’m thrilled to affix Al-Ittihad and be a part of a venture that goals to construct a robust crew reflecting the membership’s wealthy historical past and values.
Diaby was beforehand Villa’s membership file signing when he moved to the Midlands 12 months in the past
‘I stay up for collaborating with my new team-mates to attain victories and produce pleasure to our devoted followers.’
Al-Ittihad have already got star names Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and Fabinho of their squad, whereas Houssem Aouar lately joined from Roma.
His departure marks an instantaneous recouping of the £50m outlay that Villa lately forked out on former Everton midfielder Amadou Onana.
The Belgian midfielder, 22, broke Diaby’s earlier file to grow to be the membership’s highest worth signing and took Villa’s summer season spending to £140m.
