If you hear the name Diego Carlos and it rings a bell, you are right, we heard about that player again. It was during the January transfer window when the Brazilian defender first hit the news. Sevilla was ’attacked’ but the suddenly rich Newcastle, recently bought by Saudi Arabian PIF, and the Magpies desperately needed a proper center back to fill the gap in the back 4. It dragged on for days, Seville raised the price but talked to the player on the side, and persuaded him that staying in Spain until the end of the season was the best solution. Newcastle eventually settled with Dan Burn from Brighton and he turned out to be a great signing, but it was expected that the Magpies will come back for the Brazilian in June. Aston Villa can confirm the club has reached an agreement with Sevilla FC for the transfer of Diego Carlos for an undisclosed fee.— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 26, 2022 Maybe they tried, maybe not, in any case, it was Steven Gerrard who has done the deal with Carlos: Aston Villa announced they signed the defender. The longevity of the deal and the transfer fee are yet to be confirmed, but the English press already writes that the fee will be between 30 and 32 million euros, with add-ons included. Diego Carlos has been a loyal servant for Sevilla, and played 136 matches in the period of three years and has a 2020 Europa League trophy to show for. Welcome to Aston Villa, @BoubaKamara_4! 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/hCnQtudtpe— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 23, 2022 Even if it’s still May 2020 (the transfer window starts on June 30th), Steven Gerrard and Villa’s executives have already done a remarkable job. Aston Villa is the only team with three signings already. Apart from Diego Carlos, Phillipe Coutinho has been brought from Barcelona after a successful spell for only 20 million euros, and just days ago, a perspective young Boubacar Kamara from Marseille came as a free agent. And that won’t be all. James Tarkowski from recently relegated Burnley is also a future free agent, and also a player who has been connected with Newcastle for a long time, but the Villains are ready to highjack that player too. Rangers’ Calvin Bassey is another on Gerrard’s list, as well as Brighton’s midfielder Yves Bissouma. Steven Gerrard wants to fight for Europe next season.
