Netherlands international Donyell Malen, who previously played for Arsenal and Ajax, has transferred to Aston Villa from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of €23m (£19m) plus €3m (£2.5m) in add-ons. Malen, 25, scored 13 goals for Dortmund in the Bundesliga last season and helped them reach the Champions League final. He aims to contribute to Aston Villa's push for a top-seven finish and Champions League qualification.
Donyell Malen was in the youth academies of Arsenal and Ajax, and played for PSV Eindhoven before moving to Borussia DortmundThe 25-year-old Netherlands international moves to the Premier League club for a fee of €23m plus €3m in add-ons.Former Arsenal youth player Malen scored 13 goals for Dortmund in the Bundesliga last season and helped the German team reach the Champions League final.
He has a similar challenge at Villa Park, with Unai Emery's side in contention to reach the latter stages of the Champions League.He joins a Villa side who sat eighth in the Premier League heading into the midweek round of fixtures, four points off the Champions League qualification places.Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl told his club's website: "We would like to thank Donyell for three and a half years in black and yellow.
"Even if not all sporting expectations were ultimately fulfilled on both sides, we look back on beautiful moments, important goals and believe that we have now found a good solution for everyone." It remained to be seen whether Malen would feature for Villa in their Premier League fixture against Everton on Wednesday, 15 January .Emery said of Malen and Philogene at his pre-match media conference ahead of facing Everton: "Of course, it's a change. A clear change. One player leaving, one player joining us.
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