A deal for Aston Villa to sign Everton star Amadou Onana is in the final stages - and fans of his prospective new club are full of praise for both the incoming midfielder and transfer maestro Monchi in our comments section.

Villa are set to complete the £50 million transfer soon, which puts a spanner in Manchester United's heavily publicised plans to poach Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite. Everton reportedly preferred the sale of Onana instead of Branthwaite, leaving them in a position to resist United's approach.

Towering Onana helps to solve one of Aston Villa's biggest issues from last season, where they recorded the second-lowest aerial duel success rate in the Premier League. He won over 74 per cent of his aerial duels, which was the fourth-most in the division and more than any other midfielder in Europe's top five leagues. His pass........

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