Digne signed a new £120,000-a-week contract at Everton in February last yearEverton’s Lucas Digne is set to move to Aston Villa after the clubs struck a deal worth up to £25m.Villa have tracked full-back Digne since he fell from favour with Everton boss Rafael Benitez this season.Digne admitted he did not expect his time at the club “to end his way” as he made a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday to thank Everton fans.”Sometimes it only takes one person from outside to destroy a beautiful love affair,” the 28-year-old wrote.external-linkIn a separate development, Everton have inquired about Aston Villa winger Anwar El Ghazi.Last week, Benitez said France international Digne “doesn’t want to be here”, having not made any starts for Everton since 1 December.Several clubs registered their interest in the left-back, including Newcastle United, Chelsea and sides from Serie A, but Villa appear to be in th… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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