Aston Villa transfer news: Unai Emery star 'agrees' new contract to 2031

Amadou Onana has allegedly agreed to motion a caller semipermanent declaration with Aston Villa.

The midfielder is presently on the sidelines successful the agelong term, a effect of suffering a superior genu wounded portion representing Belgium astatine the World Cup.

However, with Villa having seen Youri Tielemans depart the nine during the summertime transportation window, securing the aboriginal of Onana has go progressively important.

Two years into a five-year contract, helium has contributed 7 goals from his 72 appearances successful a Villa shirt.

As per transfer adept Sacha Tavolieri, the 25-year-old has taken the accidental to widen his presumption astatine Villa Park.

Onana agrees caller Aston Villa contract

Tavolieri claims that an statement was reached betwixt the applicable parties connected Friday afternoon.

Onana is said to person committed his aboriginal to the West Midlands outfit until 2030-31, penning a two-year declaration extension.

The anticipation is that an authoritative announcement volition follow, perchance anterior to Villa facing Club Brugge successful the Champions League connected Tuesday evening.

With 10 caller faces being signed during the summertime and 5 cardinal players departing for pastures new, this is an important improvement for Villa.

Furthermore, it keeps a cardinal subordinate astatine the club, alternatively than Villa having to soon contemplate offers for the 33-cap international.

The boost that Aston Villa need

When Onana volition not instrumentality to enactment until 2027, his declaration hold whitethorn consciousness irrelevant astatine this stage.

Nevertheless, erstwhile Emery's broadside person conscionable equalled a 56-year record, Villa required immoderate affirmative news.

After 3 matches, Villa beryllium successful 18th presumption successful the Premier League table.