Fabrizio Romano reported via X on Wednesday (26 June) that Maatsen was set to sign a six-year contract at Villa Park “today.”

Romano previously reported (23 June) that Maatsen would join Vila from Chelsea for a fee of £37.5million.

Villa have certainly taken a gamble on Maatsen, there is no getting away from that.

The left-back is only 22 years old and is yet to prove himself in the Premier League, despite an impressive spell with Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

Therefore, Unai Emery’s side could regret spending such big money on the player.

On the other hand, this could be a gamble which pays off for the club.

Maatsen is still young, and if he does go on to fulfil his potential the £37.5million which was paid for him could suddenly look like a bargain.

As a result, it appears as if supporters will need to wait and see before delivering an overall verdict on this transfer.

In other Aston Villa news, the club have been accused of abusing a PSR “loophole” after a transfer decision.