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·20 Agustus 2024
Transfer fee, additional clauses, first reactions: Kane Taylor signs for Aston Villa from Manchester City
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·20 Agustus 2024
Manchester City midfielder Kane Taylor has completed a permanent transfer to Aston Villa.
The 2005-born starlet has returned to Aston Villa on a permanent deal, having moved to the City Football Academy from the Midlands club in 2019, where the midfielder featured across the Premier League 2, UEFA Youth League and Under-18s Premier League.
The teenager never made a first-team appearance for Pep Guardiola’s side, but was directly involved in nine goals in six UEFA Youth League appearances for the Manchester City EDS last season.
The Birmingham-born midfielder was awarded a scholarship at the Etihad Stadium in 2021, and also made 19 appearances in the Premier League 2 for the Sky Blues during the 2023/24 campaign, where teenager also scored four goals.
After the 19-year-old officially completed a return to Villa Park, here is everything you need to know about the transfer!
Fabrizio Romano reports that Taylor will sign a long-term contract to return to Aston Villa from Manchester City, with the transfer fee being £750,000 according to journalist Ben Jacobs.
Joe Bray further reports that the transfer agreement includes a 25% sell-on clause for any future exit from Villa Park.
A short statement from Manchester City’s Academy-specific X channel read, “Kane Taylor has completed a permanent transfer to Aston Villa. All the best, Kane!”
Official confirmation and an attached statement from Aston Villa on the official club website read, “Aston Villa is pleased to announce the signing of Kane Taylor from Manchester City.
“The Birmingham-born midfielder returns to Villa having previously been in the Academy, joining City in 2019 where he signed a scholarship.
“Since his move to Manchester, he was a regular for the club’s Under-18 and Elite Development squads.”
We wish Kane Taylor all the very best on his move to Aston Villa!