Aston Villa are working on the signing of Nice forward Evann Guessand and hope to complete a deal this week as they try to add extra competition to their attack.
In what would be Villa’s first significant move in the market this summer, Guessand would join Unai Emery’s men for about £28m.
Villa have been looking for a new forward ever since Jhon Duran departed last January and seem to have settled on Guessand, who has been considered one of the most promising players in French football in recent seasons.
He scored 13 goals and had 10 assists in all competitions last season and though he plays mainly through the middle, the 24-year-old can also operate on the flanks.