What happened. Aston Villa have agreed personal terms with Matteo Ruggeri and a fee with Atletico Madrid, with the player set to fly for a medical this week.

Deal totals €26.5m, up from earlier reports of €24m.
Ruggeri arrived at Atletico from Atalanta for €17m a year ago.
He replaces Lucas Digne, who left for PSG.

“here we go”
— Fabrizio Romano

Villa needed a left-back after Digne's exit, with Ian Maatsen the only other option.

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