Hull City winger Jaden Philogene is now reportedly set to rejoin his former club Aston Villa.

The Blues had agreed a joint-deal for Philogene and teammate Jacob Greaves with the Philogene side of the deal understood to be worth £18 million of an overall initial fee of £35-£40 million with the players understood to have accepted personal terms at Portman Road.

Villa, who sold the England U21 international to the Tigers last summer, had 72 hours in which to exercise matching rights, which they did on Wednesday.

And now, according to The Mirror and other sources, Villa boss Unai Emery has given the green light to complete a move for the 22-year-old.

The fee is understood to be £13 million with Villa having had a 30 per cent sell-on from the deal done last summer. The player is set to sign a five-year contract.

Philogene is currently with Hull at a training camp in Türkiye but is expected at Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training centre next week.

Town are close to announcing the additions of Greaves, in a £15 million plus £3 million in add-ons deal, and Manchester City striker Liam Delap, whose initial fee is also understood to be £15 million plus a further £5 million.

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Lightningboy added 16:15 - Jul 12 Spend the money at Brighton on Sarmiento & Rushworth instead.
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grumpyoldman added 16:16 - Jul 12 I seem to recall he chose Hull over us last year, that worked out well for him. We move on
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billlm added 16:17 - Jul 12 Weird, so both now valued at 28 million, yet we were paying 35 million in a double deal,
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CamposBarnet added 16:19 - Jul 12 Not sure why so many are making a big deal out of this one. Lad has chosen an established Premier League team who he is already familiar with. Good luck to him. Onto the next one. This won't be the last transfer of the summer we miss out of I'm sure! Plenty more wingers available. Greaves far more important IMHO
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ITFC_Singapore added 16:19 - Jul 12 Can we afford Summerville ?? :)
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blues1 added 16:21 - Jul 12 Some ofcthe comments on here make me laugh. Why people feel the need to have a go at him I don't know. Had villa not come in for him, hed almost certainly have come here. Must be tempting for him to go back there as likely has unfinished business there. And must have been given some assurances about game time, as it was reported he'd only go back if assured of getting games. It's a shame, but good luck to the lad. Sure we'll have alternatives in mind. We move on

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bluesteal74 added 16:22 - Jul 12 Sad really he'll not just be in Turkey he'll be sitting on the bench like a Turkey
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Gforce added 16:22 - Jul 12 Go get Asprilla from Watford, just as good and probably half the price.
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Steelmonkey added 16:24 - Jul 12 Well they didn’t want you last year, they probably won’t you next year, good advice is never go back only go forward. When your form peaks off through not playing and the splinters from all the bench warming hurt your arse you’ll start regretting that move. Still if you do make a place in their team I’m sure you’ll get a warm reception here at PR.
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Karlosfandangal added 16:25 - Jul 12 Think Broadhead would have a thing or two to say about Philogene being the nailed on number one
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RIPbobby added 16:25 - Jul 12 Odd one for villa. Sell him for 5 million then buy him back for 13 million. Not great economics in any bodies eyes.
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Global_Blue added 16:26 - Jul 12 If we think he's good enough, we should put in an increased offer by £1m. If Hull agree, we get our player for a little more, if jot we just drive the price up for Villa. Win win either way.
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wkj added 16:27 - Jul 12 Im low key pleased we don't have that agent to deal with.
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ArnieM added 16:28 - Jul 12 Well he can f lu k right off, bloody time waster. Greaves is the real one we want anyway.
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Suffolkboy added 16:28 - Jul 12 Lots to be discovered yet : and what if ITFC up their bid — are Hull interested ? or are they into playing games ?AND where does the player stand ,what is his viewpoint and why turn aside Town and great coaching ? It’s a very very odd set of affairs ! COYB
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Tampa_Florida_Blue added 16:29 - Jul 12 I say raise the offer by a mill or two to make AVFC have to pay more money.
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Ryorry added 16:30 - Jul 12 I thought Philogene's priority was game time? If he does go back to Villa, looks like he's either gone for the money instead, or Villa haven't been straight with him, or he's been very badly advised. Still, he'll have plenty of time whilst warming their bench to search for a new agent who isn't a greedy, self-serving, time-wasting wind-up-merchant that doesn't care a jot about his client.

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WorcesterBlue added 16:34 - Jul 12 Quite glad as I don’t think he’s the answer (though obviously I’m likely to be proved wrong). Dad prefer Sarmiento as an option for that money. Phylogenetic a bit of a show pony without the other qualities of Hutchinson or Sarmiento. Ryan Kent an option too?
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Bazza8564 added 16:35 - Jul 12 Looks like Villa have the option contractually and have chosen to take it, shame because the lad quite clearly wants to be here and appears to have no say in it
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algarvefan added 16:41 - Jul 12 If he didn't want to buy into the clubs plan, so wasn't fussed if he'd be here, then we shouldn't want him. Sometimes these things happen for a reason. Lets get a midfielder, a striker and a GK and move on to Liverpool. COYB
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RobbieBobson added 16:44 - Jul 12 Now the smokescreen is out the way, announce Summerville as our new left winger!
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BulgarianBlue added 16:44 - Jul 12 I'm so glad he's not joining us. His agent is a prick and the player doesn't want to play for us. Glad we didn't throw money at him. Now let's sign a goalkeeper please!
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keighleyblue added 16:44 - Jul 12 Jesus christ the bed wetting on here. They guy has every right to sign for whoever he wants to.
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Cervantes added 16:44 - Jul 12 It's a shame he's not coming, as he's a quality player with tons of potential. A bigger shame is the time and energy that we've wasted over this. I never wish a player ill but I find his decision a little strange. He must have been promised some significant game time, plus the allure of European football. I'm sure we'll have a plan B.
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Positive_Vibes added 16:45 - Jul 12 This comes as no surprise. He’s been waiting for Villa all along. Hope we have some alternatives in the wings. I would quite like Morgan Whittaker. I know he doesn’t have Prem experience but I think he could be developed. Not sure who else is available, that fits our mold. Onwards and upwards COYB!
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