Aston Villa have hijacked Newcastle’s pursuit of Johan Manzambi and are close to completing a £49m deal with Freiburg for the midfielder

Newcastle had reached a club-to-club agreement with Freiburg for the 20-year-old but he now favours a move to Villa Park.

Freiburg (dpa) - Überraschende Wende im Transfer-Poker um den Schweizer Jungstar Johan Manzambi: Der 20 Jahre alte Offensivspieler von Bundesligist SC Freiburg steht nun offenbar…