Aston Villa on Verge of Signing Bulgaria's Tonev - Report

Tonev (L) scored his first international hat-trick Bulgaria's 6-0 World Cup qualifying win over Malta back in March. Photo by BGNES

Bulgarian international Aleksander Tonev has completed a physical in Birmingham and will be signed by Aston Villa, according to Polish newspaper Przeglad Sportowy.

The deal will be worth EUR 3.2 M, with a possible EUR 500,000 option based on matches played, according to the paper.

Aston Villa were today cool on claims Tonev was in Birmingham for a medical.

Celtic and Werder Bremen are also interested in the 23-year-old Lech Poznan winger.
Another Bulgarian international, Ivelin Popov, has been also linked with Aston Villa over the past week.