Aston Villa defender Jordan Amavi will not be joining La Liga side Sevilla this summer after failing his medical, according to Diario de Sevilla.
This follows up from the Andalusian club confirming on their official Twitter account on Friday that they had reached an agreement with the Championship side to sign the 23-year-old.
#SevillaFC and @AVFCOfficial agree a fee for @JordanAmavi transfer. pic.twitter.com/0rXHsAsuby
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) July 7, 2017
Spanish publication El Desmarque recently reported that Amavi would be joining Sevilla for a fee that could rise to £8million.
The Spanish newspaper claims that the full-back went through some exhaustive medical tests in Spain but he failed to pass the procedures which means that he will not be putting pen to paper on a brand new five-year contract with Sevilla.
The Frenchman suffered a terrible cruciate knee ligament injury during his debut campaign with Villa in the 2015-16 season and it is said that this past setback has played a factor in his move to Spain collapsing.
It is reported that Sevilla are now working on bringing other options to the club this summer as Amavi was one of their key priorities.
The defender is now likely to return to pre-season training with Villa and be part of the first-team squad for the new Championship season.
Amavi was a regular for Steve Bruce’s side last season, featuring in 36 matches in all competitions.
The Frenchman could potentially feature in the opening league match of the season against Hull City at Villa Park next month.