Ornstein: Aston Villa are ‘in the process of finalising’ £50m deal for Everton midfielder

The Athletic s David Ornstein has claimed that Aston Villa are closing in on a deal to sign Everton midfielder Amadou Onana this summer.

have already been extremely busy in the summer transfer market with Ross Barkley, Enzo Barrenechea, Lewis Dobbin, Samuel Iling-Junior and Ian Maatsen all arriving, while Cameron Archer has re-joined the club as a clause in his contract at Sheffield United was automatically triggered on the Blades relegation.

And they are now looking to provide Unai Emery with more midfield support and have selected Everton s Onana as their top target.

Onana had been linked with a number of other top clubs around Europe with , while Bayern Munich and Barcelona were also apparently considering a move.

Aston Villa are in the process of…