Aston Villa are working on a deal for Freiburg midfielder Johan Manzambi, as they attempt to hijack a move to Newcastle United. Newcastle had appeared to be in pole position to sign Manzambi in a deal worth in the region of £50m, but BBC Sport previously reported the club had been a little cautious given the interest from elsewhere. It was just a few weeks ago that Newcastle lost out on another top target, Victor Munoz, who opted to join Liverpool.
Board fixtures
Loading board
Sportra stores headline metadata and excerpt fields only. Read the complete article on the publisher's own website and do not reproduce full articles without permission from the rights holder.