Aston Villa have reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign Ian Maatsen on a permanent deal by meeting their valuation of £37.5 million.
The left-back spent the latter half of the 23/24 season on loan at Borussia Dortmund, earning a lot of praise for his performances, and helping the team reach the Champions League finals. However, they were unable to defeat Real Madrid at Wembley Stadium on the big occasion, and had to settle for the runners-up medals.
Dortmund were exploring options to bring him back on a permanent deal, but were unwilling to pay Chelsea’s asking price. As a result, Villa have pounced on the opportunity and have secured themselves a top player to bolster their defence and attack.
Ian Maatsen to join Aston Villa from Chelsea
🚨🟣🔵 EXCLUSIVE : Ian Maatsen set to undergo medical tests as new Aston Villa player this weekend!
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 22, 2024
Chelsea just gave permission to proceed with medical at Netherlands camp.
£37.5m fee to Chelsea, player’s contract almost agreed — waiting on final details.
Here we go, soon 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/AtVV8nxMV1
Maatsen is currently representing the Netherlands national team at Euro 2024, and has been given permission to carry out the medical tests needed for the transfer with the nation team camp. An agreement with the player is also expected soon, which would complete all the required details for the move.
The Cobham academy graduate spent the first half of last season making sporadic appearances under Mauricio Pochettino, which prompted a move away on loan. And with Chelsea needing pure profit from their academy graduates, the move for Maatsen has been sanctioned.
🚨🔵 Chelsea are planning to seal the agreement for Omari Kellyman to join from Aston Villa today.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 23, 2024
Club to club deal agreed for £19m, personal terms on the verge of being agreed with final details discussed and then time to book medical.
Kellyman, keen on joining #CFC. pic.twitter.com/hFfESpOOIv
But this might not be the last deal carried out between the two clubs, as talks are ongoing for Jhon Duran and Omari Kellyman to make the move to London as part of a separate deal. Chelsea have reportedly agreed a £19 million deal for Kellyman, and are hoping to wrap up the transfer with a swift agreement on personal terms.
