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Aston Villa are reportedly in talks to sign Borussia Dortmund forward Donyell Malen this month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Offer For Malen Falls Short Of Dortmund’s Valuation<\/h2>\n

Unai Emery is determined to strengthen his side with a versatile attacker during the January transfer window.<\/p>\n

Borussia Dortmund<\/a> attacker Malen fits the bill for Aston Villa<\/a>, as he can play across the front line – predominantly on the right-wing.<\/p>\n

He would provide extra pace and depth to Emery’s side and Villa have already made an offer for the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n

As per the Mail<\/a>, Villa made a \u00a315m plus bonuses offer for Malen. However, it fell short of Dortmund’s valuation of the player.<\/p>\n

The Bundesliga giants are hoping to get a \u00a325m fee for Malen from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

Malen has made 10 starts in his 20 appearances for Dortmund this season. He has netted five goals in all competitions with one assist.<\/p>\n

He also made four appearances for the Netherlands as they reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024 last summer.<\/p>\n

In total he has scored 39 goals in 131 appearances since joining Dortmund from PSV in 2021.<\/p>\n

Why Aston Villa Are Looking For An Attacker<\/h3>\n

Aston Villa’s pursuit of Donyell Malen would provide attacking depth in wide areas as he predominantly plays on the right-wing.<\/p>\n

The West Midlands side lost right-winger Moussa Diaby to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad during the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

Diaby scored ten goals and provided nine assists in all competitions last season and has been a miss for Unai Emery’s side.<\/p>\n

Emery would hope that the signing of Malen would help support strikers Jhon Duran<\/a> and Ollie Watkins in the scoring department for the second-half of the season.<\/p>\n

Villa have had a mixed season as they sit ninth in the Premier League – six points off the top four.<\/p>\n

However, they are fifth in the Champions League and look like they could get an automatic spot into the last-16 by finishing in the top-eight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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