Unai Emery said Aston Villa were embarking on a “new chapter” as he welcomed the signing of Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, with Paris Saint-Germain’s Ibrahim Mbaye poised to complete a near-£100m remake of his attack.
Jackson, for whom Villa have paid an initial £47.5m, is in line to make his debut at home against Arsenal on Monday and the club are finalising a move for Mbaye, who will also cost about £47m. They needed to reshape up front after accepting a £50m bid from Al-Hilal for Ollie Watkins, and are generating more funds by selling Emiliano Martínez to Chelsea for £7.5m.
