On Thursday, we covered claims from France that Al-Ittihad will do everything they can to sign Aston Villa’s Moussa Diaby, who is their dream target.
Later that day, Sportitalia journalist Gianluigi Longari said Al-Ittihad have agreed a deal in principle with the 25-year-old.
He also stated they should open talks with Aston Villa once they receive the player’s final approval.
Longari again took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to claim Al-Ittihad ‘begin negotiations’ with Aston Villa after receiving approval from the player.
In another post on X, the Italian journalist states that the France international has agreed personal terms with Al-Ittihad, without providing any details of the contract.
Longari claims the Middle East club are ‘ready to invest’ a fee close to €60m to secure his services this summer.
Al-Ittihad have started talks with Unai Emery’s side, who will have to make a decision on Diaby’s future if they were to receive an offer close to €60m.
The Villans signed Diaby for a club-record fee of around €60m from Bayer Leverkusen in July 2023. He managed 10 goals and nine assists in his debut season at Villa Park.
