Aston Villa close in on loan deal for Sevilla defender Augustinsson

will play for

on loan with an option to buy. This deal was made with

.

The move depends on the 28-year-old left-back getting a work permit, but since he plays regularly for Sweden at the international level, that shouldn't be a problem.

Augustinsson moved from

Werder Bremen

to Sevilla in August of last year. Even though he wasn't thought of as a first-choice player in Andalusia, Augustinsson played in 27 games as a back-up for the often-injured Marcos Acuna.

But only nine of those LaLiga games were as a starter, and Augustinsson's future in Seville was never certain because Julen Lopetegui often chose to play central defender

Karim Rekik

at left-back instead of Augustinsson.

Reports say the deal is worth a total of £3.8 million (€4.5 million), which includes the option to buy. Augustinsson is expected to be the backup to France international Lucas Digne. Augustinsson is the second player this year, after Diego Carlos, to move from

Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan

to Villa Park.

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