Aston Villa transfer news: Deal completed for Leander Dendoncker, Jan Bednarek targeted
By Simon Stone & Phil McNulty
BBC Sport
Aston Villa have signed Belgium midfielder Leander Dendoncker in a £13m deal from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Villa are also close to signing Southampton defender Jan Bednarek, 26, on loan as cover for new signing Diego Carlos, who has ruptured his Achilles.
The move for 27-year-old Dendoncker is unrelated to the future of Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz.
Luiz is attracting interest from Arsenal but Villa are adamant the 24-year-old is not for sale.
West Ham United and Everton were also admirers of Villa's new signing.
Dendoncker, who is also capable of playing in a back three, started Wolves' first two Premier League games before making appearances off the bench in their next two matches.
He joined Wolves in August 2018 from Belgian side Anderlecht and made 159 appearances in all competitions, scoring 12 goals.
Poland defender Bednarek joined Southampton from Lech Poznan in 2017 and has made 153 appearances in all competitions, scoring seven goals.
He has started two Premier League games for Saints this season and also played in their 3-0 Carabao Cup win at Cambridge.
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