Aston Villa hijack Newcastle’s pursuit of £49m Johan Manzambi from Freiburg
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Midfielder faced Villa in May’s Europa League finalU-turn is further summer transfer blow for Newcastle Aston Villa have hijacked Newcastle’s pursuit of Johan Manzambi, and are close to completing a £49m deal with Freiburg for the Switzerland midfielder.Manzambi’s arrival will boost Villa before a season in which they return to the Champions League and represents a considerable blow for Newcastle. St James’ Park executives thought they had sealed a deal for the versatile 20-year-old, who has impressed at the World Cup, after flying to Germany last week but although Manzambi…
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