Reportedly, agreement has been reached for ASTON VILLA to acquire Arsenal defender Lino Sousa.

Age eight, the left-back, who is now 19 years old, relocated to the Midlands with his family.

Arsenal quickly acquired him after he advanced through the academy divisions of West Brom.

In January 2022, he was introduced to the Emirates by Mikel Arteta.

He has been a member of the Gunners’ first-team training staff on multiple occasions and has participated in the EFL Trophy for the club’s U23s.

Sousa, a former England U19 international, has been substituted for Arsenal in the Premier League but is now expected to return to the West Midlands.

According to reports, numerous organizations were vying for his services.

Nevertheless, it appears that former Arsenal manager Unai Emery has prevailed in the pursuit of his services at Villa.

According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, this is the case.

The details of the agreement were initially disclosed on X, which was formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. However, the specific transfer fee has yet to be disclosed.

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Romano penned, “Aston Villa and Arsenal have reached a permanent agreement to sign Lino Sousa; now the transfer is official.”

“Agreement reached for a fullback born in 2005 who is scheduled to come out of medical in the coming hours.”

“Juventus, Rangers, and Galatasaray were all interested, but Sousa was determined to join #AVFC.”

Villa are currently up against the clock to finalize the transfer prior to the 11 p.m. deadline tomorrow.