In recent developments, Paris Saint-Germain the Ligue 1 side has opened formal talks with Aston Villa the top-flight side about signing Lucas Digne.
The French club plans to finalise a deal quickly by activating his €10 million release clause valued at.
PSG wants him as their initial summer signing after Monaco the principality club lost Youri Tielemans in a parallel move.
Sources suggest Aston Villa could follow its path.
Both moves involved leveraging lower release fees instead of large transfer bids.
PSG officials are urging for a speedy agreement this week.