Unai Emery approved the transfer, leaving Everton and Ipswich Town disappointed. According to reports, Hull City star Jaden Philogene will sign with Aston Villa the following week. Villa will be the front-runners to sign Philogene as a result of Villa activating the clause. Ipswich and Everton submitted £18 million approaches, but Villa’s sell-on clause means that Philogene will only cost them a fraction of that amount. When the England under-21 international left last summer, personal arrangements were arranged in case he returned within a year. According to The Mirror, Emery supported Villa’s decision to bring Philogene back after carefully examining his Hull performances from the previous campaign. In 32 games, Philogene scored 12 goals and provided six assists to help Hull finish eighth in the EFL Championship the previous year. He’s not training with Hull’s main group during their pre-season training camp, which is presently taking place in Turkey. According to Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, a Turkish journalist, Philogene left their camp earlier today in order to see Villa for a checkup. Next week, Philogene is anticipated to compete his relocation at the Bodymoor Heath training facility. His arrival would make this summer’s tenth signing. After returning from Sheffield United, Cameron Archer was followed shortly by Ethan Amundsen-Day. Tim Iroegbunam went the other way, and Lewis Dobbin joined from Everton. The largest transaction made by Villa this summer was the £37.5 million acquisition of Ian Maatsen from Chelsea. They also acquired Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior from Juventus. Ross Barkley returned from Luton Town for £5 million, Omar Khedr arrived for an undisclosed sum from ZED, and just last week, Max Jenner signed a free transfer from Midlands rival West Brom.