Aston Villa finalise £21m signing of Borussia Dortmund star Donyell Malen - as German club accept improved bid for the Dutch forward
Aston Villa finalise £21m signing of Borussia Dortmund star Donyell Malen - as German club accept improved bid for the Dutch forward
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Aston Villa are closing in on signing Borussia Dortmund forward Donyell Malen for £21million. Mail Sport first reported last month that Villa had reignited their interest in the Dutch forward. Negotiations between the two clubs have been ongoing throughout the month after Villa's opening £15m plus bonuses offer fell short of the £25m fee the Bundesliga outfit are looking to receive.
![[Negotiations between the two clubs continue after Villa's opening £15million plus bonuses offer fell short of the £25m fee the Bundesliga outfit are looking to receive]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/00/93980961-14272867-image-a-226_1736555864765.jpg)
Mail Sport then revealed in December that Unai Emery's side had submitted an improved £21m offer for the 25-year-old, and Dortmund have deemed that to be at an acceptable level. Malen can play across the front line, predominantly on the right wing, and would give Villa extra pace plus depth and quality for Emery in attacking positions as they look to qualify for the Champions League for the second successive season.
![[Meanwhile, Villa are also locked in talks with PSG with the French giants keen on Jhon Duran]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/00/93980973-14272867-image-a-227_1736555868115.jpg)
The Netherlands international has 18 months remaining on his contract at the Westfalenstadion and Dortmund have been open to selling him in January. Aston Villa are closing in on the £21million signing of Borussia Dortmund star Donyell Malen. Negotiations between the two clubs continue after Villa's opening £15million plus bonuses offer fell short of the £25m fee the Bundesliga outfit are looking to receive.
![[Aston Villa's next test comes against Everton, with David Moyes (above) set for his second spell in charge of the Toffees after replacing Sean Dyche as manager at Goodison Park]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/14/94038435-14278807-image-a-10_1736777864345.jpg)
Meanwhile, Villa are also locked in talks with PSG with the French giants keen on Jhon Duran. Malen also has a strong rapport with Villa left-back Ian Maatsen, the two having played together at Dortmund and through the national team set-up. The Dutchman started out in Ajax's academy before joining Arsenal where he graduated through the youth team into the first team reckoning and figured in their pre-season tour to Australia in 2017 but was then sold that August to PSV Eindhoven.
![[Everton, meanwhile, are weighing up a move for Lyon forward Ernest Nuamah in January]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/14/94005263-14278807-Everton_are_weighing_up_a_move_for_Lyon_forward_Ernest_Nuamah_du-a-11_1736778345229.jpg)
