Villa Agree Personal Terms with Ruggeri, Medical This Week

Aston Villa are closing in on Matteo Ruggeri after agreeing personal terms with the Italy international.

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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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