Aston Villa are keen to complete a move for Chelsea's Ian Maatsen

Aston Villa are set to complete their first major move of the summer as Unai Emery looks to build a squad that can compete in all areas next season.

The villans are looking to reinforce

After finishing fourth in the Premier League, Emery's side are looking to strengthen their squad this summer ahead of the Champions League challenge in September. They have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Ross Barkley from Luton Town in a deal expected to set them back around £5m, although that is yet to be confirmed by both clubs following Luton's relegation from the Premier League on the final day of the competition. the season.

One move has been finalised, however, for midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, who is reportedly set to join Everton in a £10m deal. Additions will appear, with the club keen to sign Lewis Dobbin from Everton and trying to agree a swap deal with Juventus for Douglas Luiz, which will see Samuel Iling-Junior and at least one Juve player move to Villa Park. .

Meanwhile, the club is still looking to offload fullbacks, with Matty Cash impressing Inter and AC Milan, while Lucas Digne is thought to be free to leave the club.

There remains speculation about John Duran too, amid interest from Chelsea, and now that deal could take another step forward.

Villa agree to a deal for the defender

This comes as Aston Villa have reportedly agreed terms with Chelsea to bring Ian Maatsen to Villa Park this summer. The Dutch defender spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund, helping them reach the Champions League final, where they were beaten by Real Madrid.

But he's back at Stamford Bridge, with Dortmund unwilling to pay the £35m buyout clause in their loan deal, and that clause has now expired. With two years left to run on his £20,000-a-week deal in west London, he could be sold this summer.

And the Villa is finished. According to David Ornstein, the 22-year-old has agreed a six-year deal with the Midlands club, with Chelsea set to fork out “just north” of £35m, which has been reported by some outlets to be up to £40m. additions are included.

The defender is currently at EURO 2024 with the Netherlands, having been a late call-up to Ronald Koeman's squad, and was unused in their group opener against Poland.

Any move by Maatsen could see Duran take the lead as the two sides look to balance their books for fair play purposes, although technically it would be a separate deal. Much loved by his coaches, Maatsen was praised by Vincent Kompany during his loan spell at Burnley, where he helped the Clarets win the Championship.

“He must be trained in such a way that if he does not do well, we must be able to tell him and finally learn from his mistakes”Bayern boss now explained.

“He has to be willing to work hard, he's doing that in a spectacular way, and he's got to be better. He just turned into what we expected him to be. He's a versatile defender with a lot of power and a lot of power.”