Former Aston Villa and France winger Moussa Diaby has rejoined Bayer Leverkusen from Saudi facet Al-Ittihad on a deal till 2031, the German membership introduced on Tuesday.
German tabloid Bild mentioned Leverkusen paid 27 million euros ($31 million) to Al-Ittihad to deliver Diaby, 27, again to the BayArena.
"When the request got here and the transfer was doable, I didn't doubt it for a second," Diaby mentioned in an announcement, including "the membership has gotten greater within the meantime — aiming for titles with Leverkusen is a really massive aim of mine."
A quick winger, Diaby scored 31 targets and laid on 37 assists in 125 Bundesliga matches for Leverkusen after becoming a member of from Paris Saint-Germain in 2019.
He made his France debut whereas at Leverkusen and went on to achieve 11 caps for the two-time world champions, final taking part in earlier than the 2024 Euros.
In 2023, Villa paid 55 million euros to deliver him to Birmingham however bought him a 12 months later to Saudi facet Al-Ittihad.
Double winners in 2023-24, Leverkusen have been seeking to enhance their attacking choices after lacking out on the Champions League final season.
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