Villa terra Man Utd and Atlético aim for Boubacar
Aston Villa have secured one of the best free transfer hits of the summer after beating Atletico Madrid midfielder Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara on a five-year deal.
The 22-year-old was highlighted as the runner-up in Ligue 1 and reached the semi-finals of the Europa League Conference.
This form won enthusiastic criticism from Kamara and a call-up to Didier Deschamps’ French national team, where he will join Lucas Digne de Villa, before completing his move to Villa Park when his current contract expires later this month. .
It is an impressive business for Villa, who battled fierce competition from Manchester United, Newcastle United, Roma de Jose Mourinho and Atletico Spanish giants to achieve one of the most attractive young prospects in Europe.
Despite being available for free, Villa will have to invest £ 30m over the next five seasons, as Kamara will amass more than £ 100,000 a week after turning his back on Champions League football with the Marseille.
He confessed that the opportunity to work with the midfielder Gerrard was too good to reject and said: “When I met Steven, Christian [Purslow, chief executive] and Johan [Lange, sporting director] in my house I knew Aston Villa was for me.
“His ambition and determination to succeed match mine. I can’t wait for the preseason to begin.”