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title: "Fiorentina strike deal with Aston Villa for Carlos Sanchez"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2016/08/07/fiorentina-strike-deal-aston-villa-carlos-sanchez/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Aston Villa Transfer News"
published: "2016-08-07T09:07:04Z"
modified: "2016-08-07T09:07:04Z"
---

# Fiorentina strike deal with Aston Villa for Carlos Sanchez

Fiorentina have struck a deal with Aston Villa to sign midfielder Carlos Sanchez this summer, according to [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/fiorentina-agreement-with-aston-villa-for-carlos-sanchez-333779).

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](https://readeverton.com/) after the [Premier League](https://readpl.com/) side met his £7.1m release clause.

![Stu Forster/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2016/08/460136282.jpg)

Roberto Di Matteo [confirmed earlier this week](https://readastonvilla.com/2016/08/06/di-matteo-speaks-carlos-sanchez-rumours/) 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.