Aston Villa are currently putting a player through his medical checks ahead of snapping him up on a big money deal.
The Villa Park side are ramping up their transfer business efforts as pre-season begins to take shape and ahead of a new campaign where they will be in the Champions League.
Boss Unai Emery lost Douglas Luiz to Juventus earlier this summer and has been keen for a key midfield addition.
Aston Villa have an agreement on a fee in place with Everton for midfielder Amadou Onana...