Fiorentina have struck a deal with Aston Villa to sign midfielder Carlos Sanchez this summer, according to Calciomercato.
Since signing from Elche for £5.1m in the summer of 2014, Sanchez has been in-and-out of the Villa team never really establishing himself, making 56 appearances over the last two years and scoring just once.
The 30-year-old doesn’t feature in Di Matteo’s plans for the coming season and is poised to follow Idrissa Gueye out the exit door after the Senegal international signed for Everton after the Premier League side met his £7.1m release clause.
Roberto Di Matteo confirmed earlier this week that his side were in negotiations with the Serie A club to sell Sanchez.
“Fiorentina are interested in our midfielder. We are negotiating but for now there is no agreement. Until there is understanding, Sanchez will be considered in all respects our player.” Di Matteo said at his pre-match press conference.
Sanchez will join Fiorentina on a season-long loan deal with a transfer fee fixed at €3m next summer.
