Aston Villa are set to sign Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain for more than £47million after missing out on Rafael Leao.

Daily Mail Sport first revealed Villa's interest in Mbaye on May 1 after he was deemed surplus to requirements by the Champions League holders.

Villa moved swiftly to finalise with the European champions with AC Milan's Rafael Leao closing on an agreement with Galatasaray.

Liverpool had held exploratory talks for Mbaye but opted not to proceed while Bayer Leverkusen had previously bid.

Villa have tracked the Senegal international for some time but the deal is still regarded as a coup considering interest from elsewhere.

The 18-year-old represented his country at the World Cup and can operate across the attacking line.

Villa had sent a delegation to Milan to negotiate the loan signing of Leao, but soon switched focus to Mbaye with Leao closing in on a move to Turkey.

Mbaye prefers to operate on the right-hand side of attack but is versatile and can also play on the left.

The 18-year-old was born in France but chose to represent Senegal and scored against the French for the Lions during the World Cup.

Mbaye also has a goal and two assists for PSG but started only ten times for them last season, with competition for places fierce.