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Breaking: Aston Villa have reached an agreement with #Chelsea to sign left-back Ian Maatsen.

The fee for Ian Maatsen is just north of the now-expired Borussia Dortmund-specific £35M release clause. Personal terms are in place on six-year contract

- David Ornstein

More on Ian Maatsen. Aston Villa are confident to get it done also on final details by the end of this week, there’s already green light from Chelsea.

❗️ Clubs are discussing the possibility to include one player in the deal, currently not guaranteed to be Jhon Durán.

- Romano

Ligegyldigt hvor spændende han er, så kan jeg bare ikke se en 1,67 gut blive regulær back hos os

In the last 24/48 hours, Crystal Palace presented a new contract to Michael Olise with a higher salary and new release clause for 2025. But the club know that Chelsea are the favourites in the race for the winger. Chelsea are pushing on the player’s side and having good conversations.

Chelsea believe that agreeing personal terms is the crucial step in ‘Operation Olise’. They are happy to put the money on the table to Crystal Palace. He is the top target.

Fabrizio Romano: “As part of the Ian Maatsen deal, Chelsea will buy an Aston Villa player. They could reactivate the Duran deal or buy a young player from the Villa Academy. All separate deals.”

Og i min optik er det egentlig mere der, problemet ligger. Maatsen er bare ikke ret overbevisende i sit defensive udtryk.