Aston Villa have completed their move for Borussia Dortmund’s Netherlands international Donyell Malen. The 25-year-old frontman, who had 18 months of his contract remaining at Dortmund, has joined for an undisclosed fee,

Donyell Malen could make his Aston Villa debut against Arsenal; 25-year-old left north London in 2017 to join PSV Eindhoven; Villa completed a £21m deal to sign the player from Borussia Dortmund in January;

January window Aston Villa transfer state of play, including done deals, likely signings and potential exits.Aston Villa’s January transfer business is well underway as Unai Emery seeks to make improvements to his squad ahead of the rest of the season.

For the past couple of weeks or so, there’s been multiple claims in the German media linking Aston Villa with a swoop for Borussia Dortmund’s Donyell Malen. There’s even been claims of Unai Emery’s side making an offer for the attacker.

John McGinn, former Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, Pau Torres and Diego Carlos are all injured, but Jhon Duran returns from suspension and goalkeeper Emi Martinez could be fit after missing the FA Cup win over West Ham with a minor injury.

A fee of £22m has been agreed with Borussia Dortmund for Donyell Malen – who is set to undergo a medical with Aston Villa in the coming hours. The German giants have already announced that the Netherlands international has been left out of the squad for Tuesday’s Bundesliga clash against Holstein Kiel ahead of his move to Villa Park.

Aston Villa completed the signing of forward Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday - their first signing of the transfer window

Senior figures at Villa see every window as an opportunity to augment the squad, but this month feels especially pressing

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of €23million (£19.4m, $23.5m) plus a potential €3m more in add-ons.

Aston Villa bolstered their attacking options on Tuesday with the signing of Dutch international Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund.

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa signed Netherlands forward Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund for a reported fee of 21 million pounds ($25.6 million) on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Malen had 18 months of his contract remaining at Dortmund.