Club Face ‘Very Specific Deadline’ In Deal With Aston Villa Which Could ‘Definitely Represent A Problem’

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Roma fully intend to sign Donyell Malen on a permanent basis from Aston Villa, but need to trigger the option to buy by 30th June, which could pose a problem for the Giallorossi.

The Villa Park club signed the Dutch attacker from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund last year, and he did make an impact at Villa Park.

Unai Emery, though, mainly used Malen as an off-the-bench substitute, playing him as an attacking winger down the left flank.

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