Villa, Chelsea ‘agree’ £35m transfer after PL rivals settle on ‘compromise’ with ‘personal terms in place’

According to reports, Aston Villa have reached an agreement over signing Chelsea left-back Ian Maatsen, who is set to pen a six-year contract.

and Chelsea have been in talks over several deals in recent days as it has been suggested that Jhon Duran and Conor Gallagher could switch clubs.

, Unai Emery s side have turned their attention to signing Maatsen.

The talented full-back shone while on loan in the Championship with Burnley in 2022/23 as he helped them get promoted to the Premier League.

Burnley pushed to sign permanently last summer but the 22-year-old committed his future to Chelsea by penning a contract extension until 2026.

Maatsen only made one Premier League start for Chelsea during the first half of the 2023/24 campaign so he was sen…