On January 13, Beijing time, Aston Villa officially announced that 28-year-old French international defender Digne joined the company for a transfer fee of 27 million pounds.
Everton spent £18m when it brought in Digne from Barca in August 2018. That's the equivalent of Everton spending 3 and a half seasons and making a net £9 million on Digne.
The transfer fee of £27 million makes Dinier the fourth most expensive signing in Aston Villa's history. Digne also became the most expensive defender in aston villa history, breaking the record set by England international centre-back Mins.
Some time ago, Aston Villa had just signed Brazil international Coutinho from Barca on loan, and Dinier became their second signing in the winter window. After signing Coutinho and Di negne in a row, Aston Villa's total value on the German Transfer Market exceeded 400 million pounds, leaving Dyne's old club Everton behind in the Premier League after the big 6 giants and Leicester City.
In an interview, Digne bluntly said that he joined Aston Villa because of Gerrard. Aston Villa manager Gerrard was also happy with the deal, Gerrard: "When we knew Di negne entered the transfer market, we acted immediately and finally quickly signed him. In the winter transfer window, being able to sign an experienced and high-level player like him is a good addition to our team. His arrival made us excited. ”
After Gerrard took office, Aston Villa has done well in the Premier League, winning four of the first six rounds, but losing to Chelsea and Brentford in the last two league rounds. Coupled with being eliminated 1-0 by Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup, they suffered three consecutive defeats in all competitions.
At present, Villa is 14th in the Premier League, 11 points higher than the relegation zone, and there is no relegation pressure for the time being.