Lyon striker Georges Mikautadze reaches personal agreement to completed Aston Villa move | OneFootball

Aston Villa have agreed personal terms with Lyon striker Georges Mikautadze, and a deal to bring him to the Villa Park club is close to being completed, according to French journalist Marc Mechenoua.

Villa have offered an initial €25 million for the Georgian international, and talks are ongoing between both clubs over a move to the Midlands.

The Villans manager Unai Emery wants to strengthen in attack and his club have been linked with Borussia Dortmund striker Maximilian Beier.

They also have West Ham United attacker Lucas Paqueta on their radar, but a deal for Mikautadze could be agreed instead.

The 24-year-old ended last term with 17 goals and 11 assists across all competitions and has scored once in two games so far this term.

Villa could lose Morgan Rogers or Ollie Watkins before the transfer deadline on Monday, and it appears they are preparing for the potential exit of either attacker.

The France-born Mikautadze has impressed in recent seasons, notching 14 goals in 2023-24 and 24 goals in 2022-23 while in Ligue 2 with Metz.

The Villa target bagged 36 goals while in Belgium with Seraing and could prove to be a hit in the Premier League if he joins the Midlands club.

They have not been able to strengthen their squad this summer as Emery would have wanted after breaching the Financial Fair Play rules of UEFA.

Villa may need to sell first to sign the Lyon star to stay compliant with the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules.

They have until Monday midnight to sort things out, and failure to bolster their squad depth with one or two more quality additions could prove disastrous.

Villa want to compete strongly across all competitions this season, but their current team could come short when it matters most going forward this term.