The Saudi Al-Ahli club is looking to sign Belgian Amadou Onana, the midfielder of the English team Aston Villa, during the current summer transfer window, in a move to strengthen the midfield ahead of the new season.

Sources reported that Al-Ahli's management has started official negotiations with their counterparts at Aston Villa to secure the signature of the Belgian player, with expectations of difficulty in finalizing the deal due to the English club's desire to retain their player.

This move comes after a recommendation from the German coach Matthias Jaissle, who requested to reinforce the team's squad with distinguished players in the midfield to support the team's tactical plans for local and international competitions.

Previous reports have linked Al-Ahli with other options such as Manuel Locatelli of Juventus and Denis Zakaria of Monaco as potential alternatives to strengthen the midfield this summer.

Al-Ahli is preparing to face their counterpart Al-Nassr in the final of the Saudi Super Cup, which will be held tomorrow evening, Saturday, in Hong Kong, which makes the team eager to finalize new deals before the official start of the season.