Aston Villa winger ‘in advanced talks over £60million Saudi Pro League switch’… with Unai Emery’s side set for a major profit after the star’s sole season at Villa Park

An Aston Villa winger is reportedly in talks over a £60million move to the Saudi Pro League.

Unai Emery’s side have been one of the busiest teams of this summer’s transfer window so far as they look to build on last season’s successful campaign.

The West Midlands club secured their first Champions League place since 1983, but one player looks set to leave this summer.

According to talkSPORTVilla and Al Ittihad are in advanced talks over the transfer of Moussa Diaby.

The 25-year-old is reportedly pushing for a move to Saudi Arabia after just one season in the Premier League.

Villa beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr to the signing of Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen for a club record £45million a year ago.

Diaby played 54 games for Villa, scoring 10 goals as he helped the club reach the Champions League in his first season, but was left out of Didier Deschamps’s France squad for the European Championship.

Diaby has signed a contract until 2028 and is a key member of Emery’s team. Al Ittihad will have to pay a hefty sum if they want to take the forward away from Villa Park.

He is seen as a key member of Emery’s team in a campaign that saw Villa finish fourth in the Premier League last season.

If the deal goes ahead, Diaby will become the second first-team player to leave Aston Villa this summer, after Douglas Luiz.

At the end of last month, Luiz left for Juventus, ending his stay in the Midlands after five seasons and more than 150 games.

Enzo Barrenechea and midfielder Samuel Iling Jr. went the other way in the deal.

Villa are also set to sign Belgian midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton for a fee believed to be around £50million.