N'Zogbia set for Villa medical

27 July 2011 08:34
Charles N'Zogbia's proposed move to Aston Villa will move a step closer on Thursday when the winger flies into England to undergo a medical.[LNB] Villa have agreed a £9.5million fee with Wigan for the 25-year-old, who has only one year left of his current deal at the DW Stadium.[LNB]The Frenchman is understood to be close to finalising personal terms and will pen a five-year contract with the Midlands club.[LNB]The former Newcastle player will end his current break in Dubai and head to Villa's Bodymoor Heath training complex for his assessment by the club's medical staff.[LNB]Villa are optimistic of tying up all the loose ends by the weekend, although N'Zogbia will not meet up with his new team-mates until next week as they are currently away at the Barclays Asia Trophy in Hong Kong.[LNB]Villa manager Alex McLeish hopes N'Zogbia's arrival can go some way to compensating for the loss of Ashley Young and Stewart Downing to big-money transfers this summer.

Source: Team_Talk