According to 90min, Aston Villa are in talks over signing Lyon striker Moussa Dembele, a player Unai Emery wanted to sign when he was the Arsenal manager.
Unai Emery wants his Arsenal target Moussa Dembele at Aston Villa
The Mirror reported in April 2019 that Emery, then the manager of Arsenal, wanted to bring Dembele to the Emirates Stadium.
The report stated that the then Arsenal manager was a fan of Dembele and had enquired about the Frenchman even before his move to Lyon from Celtic.
And now the Spaniard wants the striker again, this time at Aston Villa.
90min have claimed that Villa have opened talks with Dembele’s representatives ahead of a potential January move.
The £52,000-a-week (SalarySport) 26-year-old striker is out of contract at Lyon in the summer of 2023, according to the report.
The Villans reportedly want to sign Dembele now as a potential replacement for Danny Ings, who is leaving for West Ham United.
Stats
Moussa Dembele has made six starts and eight substitute appearances in Ligue 1 for Lyon so far this season.
The former Celtic striker has scored two goals in those matches.
The French striker made 25 starts and five substitute appearances in the league last season.
Dembele scored 21 goals and gave four assists in those games.
The 26-year-old scored one goal and provided one assist in six UEFA Europa League matches last season.
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