Aston Villa's multi-million pound import Moussa Diaby supposedly has interest from Saudi Arabia this summer. Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr are reportedly keen to complete a deal for Diaby, who only arrived from Bayer Leverkusen last summer for a then club record fee and on a five-year deal. While Diaby didn't quite hit the soaring heights predicted by some, there were encouraging signs in the final third of the season, enough to excite heading into his second year.
Diaby hit the ground running shortly after arriving last summer; his strikes at Newcastle United and Burnley were as clinical as they come. Diaby made an impact on the European stage, too, as he displayed early signs of relationships being built up with Ollie Watkins and his fellow attackers. Diaby joined at a time when Villa and Unai Emery were making no bones about their intent to clearly upgrade aspects of their squad.
Having lost creative figure Emi Buendia to injury, there might even have been a little more onus on Diaby - who'd have been on his way to the club irrespective of the Argentine's injury - to perform immediately than was already expected of him. It certainly didn't appear to faze him in those opening weeks of the season. READ: Emery has made feelings clear on Ramsey amid Tottenham cash plus player bid READ: Villa hatch £30m Man City transfer plan for shock Champions League qualifier Without scoring, Diaby continued to contribute.
He set up a couple in the battering of Brighton, and then he produced.
