Sources: Aston Villa reach agreement on Boubacar Kamara deal after offer accepted
Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara after fending off late competition, Football Insider understands.
Villa have prioritised the capture of a midfield anchorman as part of what Steven Gerrard wants to be a huge summer overhaul.
A Villa source has told Football Insider that a deal has been agreed in principle for Kamara, 22, to join on a free transfer.
The former France Under-21 international has accepted the club’s contract offer and is set to imminently put pen to paper on a deal.
He will become Villa’s second summer signing following the capture of Philippe Coutinho, whose January loan has already been converted into a permanent deal.
Kamara has been the subject of extensive interest from clubs in top European leagues after running down his Marseille contract.
With his deal at the French giants set to expire at the end of next months, clubs including Newcastle and Arsenal have offered contracts to the Frenchman.
But Villa’s offer has been accepted and the club are now set to tie up the formalities of another signing.
It demonstrates the level of ambition at the Midlands club, who are funded by ambitious American owners Wes Edens and Naseef Sawiris.
Villa are expected to be one of the busiest clubs in the summer window after a campaign in which they finished 14th in the Premier League.
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