Done deal · 2026

Johan Manzambi completes €60m move to Aston Villa

Freiburg → Aston Villa · €60m · Value €75m · Confirmed

Confirmed 17 Jul 2026

Johan Manzambi, a midfielder, has completed a move from Freiburg to Aston Villa for €60m, confirmed 17 Jul 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: David Ornstein, 12 Jul 2026, 4 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · 12 Jul 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Alfredo Pedulla
• Talks · 12 Jul 2026 · Craig Hope, Ben Jacobs, Keith Downie
• Agreed · 13 Jul 2026 · Guardian Sport, Ben Jacobs, Graeme Bailey
• Here we go · 12 Jul 2026 · David Ornstein, Fabrizio Romano, Graeme Bailey, Florian Plettenberg, Marc Mechenoua, Ben Jacobs
• Signed · 17 Jul 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Ben Jacobs, Sky Sports News, BBC Sport

More business at Aston Villa and Freiburg

• Leon Bailey: Aston Villa → Olympiacos · €5m · 2 Sept 2026
• Ibrahim Mbaye: Paris Saint Germain → Aston Villa · €55m · 1 Sept 2026
• Taylor Harwood-Bellis: Southampton → Aston Villa · €29m · 1 Sept 2026
• Triston Rowe: Aston Villa → Sporting Charleroi · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Emiliano Martínez: Aston Villa → Chelsea · €9m · 30 Aug 2026
• Ollie Watkins: Aston Villa → Al Hilal · €58m · 30 Aug 2026
• Leon Goretzka: Bayern Munich → Aston Villa · Free · 27 Aug 2026
• Nicolas Jackson: Chelsea → Aston Villa · €56m · 27 Aug 2026

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