Aston Villa in talks with Borussia Dortmund to sign Donyell Malen – but Unai Emery’s side side see opening £15million plus bonuses offer rebuffed

Aston Villa are in talks with Borussia Dortmund over a move for Netherlands striker Donyell Malen. 

Negotiations between the two clubs continue after Villa’s opening £15million plus bonuses offer fell short of the £25m fee the Bundesliga outfit are looking to receive. 

This week, Mail Sport revealed that Unai Emery‘s side had rekindled their interest in 25-year-old. 

Malen can play across the front line, predominantly on the right wing, and would give Villa extra pace plus depth and quality for Emery in attacking positions.

The Netherlands international has 18 months remaining on his contract at the Westfalenstadion. 

Malen also has a strong rapport with Villa left-back Ian Maatsen, the two having played together at Dortmund and through the national team set-up.

The 25-year-old made four appearances at Euro 2024 and found the net twice against Romania in the last-16

The addition of Malen would give Unai Emery extra depth and quality in attacking positions

Malen started out in Ajax’s academy before joining Arsenal where he graduated through the youth team into the first-team reckoning and figured in their pre-season tour to Australia in 2017 but was then sold that August to PSV Eindhoven.

He excelled in the Netherlands, scoring 40 league goals in just over 80 appearances before being snapped up by Dortmund.

Malen has scored five goals this season including one in Dortmund’s 3-1 Bundesliga victory over Wolfsburg last weekend.