Aston Villa have accomplished the signing of Chelsea left-back Ian Maatsen for £35m.
Maatsen, 22, spent the second half of final season on mortgage at Borussia Dortmund and helped the Bundesliga membership to achieve the Champions League last.
The defender is with the Netherlands at Euro 2024 as they put together for a last-16 tie in opposition to Romania on Tuesday.
He’s Villa’s second signing of the summer season after striker Lewis Dobbin joined from Everton.
Chelsea signed Maatsen in 2019 from PSV Eindhoven and he impressed throughout mortgage spells at Charlton Athletic, Coventry Metropolis, Burnley and Dortmund.
He performed a significant function in serving to Burnley win promotion to the Premier League in 2022-23, scoring 4 targets in 39 appearances as he was named within the Championship Group of the Season.
Maatsen began the final marketing campaign at Chelsea however struggled for normal minutes beneath Mauricio Pochettino, though he appeared in 15 video games throughout all competitions.
A six-month mortgage transfer to Dortmund was agreed in January after he penned a one-year contract extension that ran till June 2026 which included a launch clause that was anticipated to result in his departure this summer season.
Throughout his time in Germany, Maatsen featured 23 occasions and scored three targets as Dortmund completed fifth within the Bundesliga and misplaced 2-0 in opposition to Actual Madrid within the Champions League last.
He leaves Stamford Bridge after making 16 appearances for the west London membership.
In the meantime, Chelsea are closing in on a deal for 18-year-old attacking midfielder Omari Kellyman from Aston Villa for a price reported to be about £19m.