{"id":203162,"date":"2024-07-25T15:18:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/25\/aston-villa-confirm-departure-of-moussa-diaby-to-al-ittihad\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T15:18:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:18:57","slug":"aston-villa-confirm-departure-of-moussa-diaby-to-al-ittihad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/25\/aston-villa-confirm-departure-of-moussa-diaby-to-al-ittihad\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa confirm departure of Moussa Diaby to Al Ittihad \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Aston Villa have confirmed the departure of winger Moussa Diaby, who has completed a permanent\u00a0<\/strong><strong>transfer<\/strong><strong>\u00a0to Al Ittihad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The French forward became Villa\u2019s record signing last summer when they fought off competition from Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr to strike a deal worth over \u00a350m. He bagged six goals and eight assists across 38 Premier League games in a solid debut season.<\/p>\n<p>However, after snubbing a move to the Middle East last summer, Diaby\u2019s head was once again turned following a renewed approach from Al Ittihad, who have paid close to \u00a350m to lure the 25-year-old away from Villa Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVillans, thank you for everything. It\u2019s time to say goodbye,\u201d Diaby wrote on social media. \u201cI\u2019d like to thank the club, the team members, the staff and everyone working at Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always given my best to help the club and the team, we\u2019ve had some great moments that will stay in my memory. We\u2019ve had a fantastic season, with moments of joy and happiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we\u2019ve achieved our objectives. The club will be playing in the Champions League next year and I wish them success. It\u2019s a season I will remember forever. Villans, I won\u2019t forget you.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01j3mgjq7tvk5w672tx5.jpg\" alt=\"Moussa Diaby, Joe Gomez\" title=\"Moussa Diaby, Joe Gomez\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Diaby spent just one year with Villa \/ Alex Pantling\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Villa\u00a0may have already found their replacement for Diaby, having struck a deal to re-sign former academy star Jaden Philogene from Hull City earlier this month. Samuel Iling Junior also joined in the deal which took Douglas Luiz to Juventus.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Archer has rejoined the club following Sheffield United\u2019s relegation to the Championship, but the young striker is expected to head back out either on loan or on a permanent deal.<\/p>\n<p>Diaby\u2019s sale brings some much-needed funds back to Villa in a summer which has seen them spend close to \u00a3150m on new signings.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Philogene, Iling Junior and Archer, Villa have brought in Amadou Onana, Ian Maatsen, Ross Barkley, Enzo Barrenechea and Lewis Dobbin.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa have confirmed the departure of winger Moussa Diaby, who has completed a permanent\u00a0transfer\u00a0to Al Ittihad. The French forward became Villa\u2019s record signing last summer when they fought off competition from Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr to strike a deal worth over \u00a350m. 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