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Aston Villa confirms agreement to sign winger Leon Bailey

PTI

BIRIMINGHAM: Aston Villa has announced an agreement to sign winger Leon Bailey from German club Bayer Leverkusen.

The English Premier League team said Saturday it has a transfer deal in place "subject to the player completing a medical and finalizing personal terms."

The 23-year-old Jamaica winger scored 15 goals to go with 11 assists across all competitions last season for Leverkusen.

He played four-plus seasons with the German squad after joining from Genk in Belgium.

Bailey made his debut for Jamaica in June 2019.

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