Aston Villa lose breakout star to Everton

Aston Villa have lost their battle to hold onto Idrissa Gana Gueye as Everton have finally completed the signing of the Senegalese midfield star for a reported £7.1 million.

Gana goes to Goodison Park off the back of a pretty impressive campaign with Aston Villa where he rivalled N’Golo Kante as one of the surprise performers in midfield during the 2016/2017 Premier League campaign.

It’s not much of a surprise that Gana has moved, after a breakout year with Aston Villa, the club were still relegated and Gana had a relegation release clause that left the Villans at the mercy of anyone who would be willing to meet it.

Villa’s CEO Keith Wyness offered a ‘hands off’ message to any potential suitors, in the hope that Gana would stay. However, that won’t be the case and Villa will lose £2 million on an emerging star. That’s the bad news. The good news? Villa have options in midfield and might not struggle to replace Gana.