Aston Villa have confirmed that Diego Carlos has joined Turkish side Fenerbahçe. The 31-year-old defender joined the Premier League side from Sevilla in 2022, and has since made a total of 58

Aston Villa defender Diego Carlos has joined Fenerbahce on a three-and-a-half year deal, the Turkish Super Lig side said on Thursday.

Aston Villa defender Diego Carlos has joined Fenerbahce on a 3-1/2-year deal, the Turkish Super Lig side said on Thursday.

Turkish side Fenerbahce have agreed a deal with Aston Villa to sign centre-back Diego Carlos. The Brazilian, who joined Villa from Sevilla in 2022, confirmed on social media on Tuesday he was on his way to Istanbul.

Aston Villa are set to complete the sale of defender Diego Carlos who is set to become their third exit of the January transfer window.

Diego Carlos has spoken for the first time about his Aston Villa exit, as the Brazilian defender joins Fenerbahce. Carlos has signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the Turkish giants to play under Jose Mourinho, after two and a half years at Villa Park. And he said: “I am very happy to be here, I will do everything I can for this club.”

Aston Villa defender Diego Carlos has joined Fenerbahce for a reported £8.45million. The Brazilian centre-back signed for Villa from Seville in the summer of 2022 for a fee thought to be in the region of £29m.