Aston Villa" will pay 50 million euros for "Bayer" forward © IMAGO/Uwe Kraft

Leverkusen's "Bayer" loses one of its key players.

Florian Plettenberg announced that "Aston Villa" and "Bayer" have reached an agreement on the transfer of Moussa Diaby. This information was later confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.

The media reports that the Birmingham club will pay 50 million euros for the forward, not including bonuses.

In the last two seasons in the Bundesliga, the 24-year-old Frenchman scored 22 goals and made 20 assists.

"Aston Villa" will play in the Conference League next season.