Aston Villa to wrap up first signing of January transfer window
Aston Villa are on the verge of signing Tidiam Gomis from Caen, according to Sacha Tavolieri.
The reliable journalist reported via his X that the Villans are finalising the agreement with the French Ligue 2 club ahead of completing the signing.
Gomis is set to put pen to paper on a five-year contract with Unai Emery’s side, but will remain at Caen until the end of the season.
Tidiam Gomis to be Unai Emery’s first Aston Villa signing this January
With Gomis in line to stay at Caen for the rest of the season, it is evident that Aston Villa view him as one for the future.
The 18-year-old is primarily a left winger, but is comfortable operating across the front three, and has scored two goals and provided as many assists in 17 Ligue 2 appearances this season.
It remains to be seen how much the Birmingham-based club have agreed to pay for Gomis’ signing.
He could be viewed as a like-for-like replacement for Jaden Philogene, who is set to join Ipswich Town in a deal worth £21million imminently [Fabrizio Romano].
That is not to say Villa are not looking at options to strengthen their squad immediately, with Donyell Malen earmarked as their top target.
Emery’s side have made an improved £21m bid for the Borussia Dortmund attacker after having an initial offer rejected by the Bundesliga club [Daily Mail].
Jhon Duran, though, remains a target for Paris Saint-Germain this month.
In other Aston Villa news, Villa are prepared to trigger the release clause for another target.
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