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title: "Aston Villa reach €55m agreement to sign PSG winger Ibrahim Mbaye"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Chettle"
section: "Aston Villa Transfer News"
published: "2026-08-28T15:14:42Z"
modified: "2026-09-22T10:49:01Z"
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# Aston Villa reach €55m agreement to sign PSG winger Ibrahim Mbaye

**Aston Villa have reached an agreement in principle with Paris Saint-Germain to sign highly-rated winger Ibrahim Mbaye in a deal worth €55million. The transfer of the 18-year-old is now being finalised as Unai Emery closes in on another major attacking addition.**

David Ornstein reports that Villa and PSG have agreed terms for Mbaye, with negotiations now moving towards completion.

The relationship between Villa owner Nassef Sawiris and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is understood to have been important in helping the clubs reach an agreement. [David Ornstein’s exclusive Aston Villa update on X](https://x.com/David_Ornstein)

The development comes only hours after Rafael Leão gave Galatasaray an initial green light, dealing Villa a blow in their pursuit of the AC Milan winger.

Villa have responded with an agreement for one of PSG’s brightest young attacking talents.

> 🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Aston Villa reach agreement in principle to sign Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain. [#AVFC](https://x.com/hashtag/AVFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) move for 18yo [#PSG](https://x.com/hashtag/PSG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) winger in process of being finalised: €55m. Nasser Al-Khelaifi & Nassef Sawiris relationship key to closing deal [@TheAthleticFC](https://x.com/TheAthleticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/0z6xxuHoko](https://t.co/0z6xxuHoko)
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> — David Ornstein (@David\_Ornstein) [August 28, 2026](https://x.com/David_Ornstein/status/2093355500544946439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## Ibrahim Mbaye closing in on Aston Villa move

Mbaye is only 18 but already possesses significant senior experience.

The winger joined PSG’s academy aged 10 and became the **youngest player ever to start a competitive match for the club** when he faced Le Havre aged 16 years, six months and 23 days.

He subsequently made his Champions League debut during the 2025/26 campaign and has also broken into the Senegal senior side. PSG list Mbaye as a right-footed forward capable of operating across the attacking positions.

Villa’s interest is not new.

ReadAstonVilla previously looked at [why Ibrahim Mbaye had emerged on Aston Villa’s transfer radar](https://readastonvilla.com/2026/03/25/who-is-ibrahim-mbaye-psg-wonderkid-aston-villa-transfer/) earlier this year when the teenager was being monitored by Premier League clubs.

The situation has now moved considerably further, with Villa reaching an agreement in principle worth €55m.

## Aston Villa continue huge attacking rebuild

Mbaye would become another major part of Emery’s dramatically reshaped attack.

Nicolas Jackson has completed his £65m move from Chelsea and has already been [registered in time to face Arsenal on Monday](https://readastonvilla.com/2026/08/28/nicolas-jackson-registered-in-time-for-aston-villa-debut-against-arsenal/).

Alejandro Garnacho has also arrived this summer, while Ollie Watkins is preparing to complete his move to Al-Hilal.

The scale of Villa’s overhaul was explored in our analysis of [Aston Villa’s extraordinary summer squad rebuild](https://readastonvilla.com/2026/08/27/aston-villa-have-rebuilt-their-spine-in-extraordinary-transfer-window/).

Mbaye fits that direction perfectly.

Rather than simply replacing experienced departures with established players, Villa are committing significant money to younger talents capable of developing under Emery.

At €55m, this is far beyond speculative interest.

Villa now appear close to adding another elite young attacker to a squad that could look almost unrecognisable when the transfer window closes.