Former Man Utd target Pau Torres agrees £30m transfer to Premier League club in huge coup

PAU TORRES is set to sign for Aston Villa.

The Villarreal star was previously linked with a move to Manchester United.

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Torres, 26, is a regular for the Spanish national team and his addition represents a huge coup for Villa boss Unai Emery.

SunSport understands that Torres is on the cusp of completing a £30million switch to Villa Park.

The centre-back has agreed personal terms to link-up with former boss Emery again.

Torres played under the ex-Arsenal manager at Villarreal – with the pair winning the Europa League together in 2021.

Villarreal-born ace Torres made 173 appearances for his boyhood club.

He is now set to sign a five-year contract at Aston Villa.

The Midlanders are doing their best to back Emery after the Spaniard guided them back into Europe.

They signed Youri Tielemans on a free transfer from Leicester earlier this month.

While they have also been linked with Juventus star Federico Chiesa and Leeds ace Tyler Adams.

Villa have appointed highly-sought after transfer guru Monchi as their new president of football operations.

Torres will be his first signing since joining from Sevilla.

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