Overview
- Aston Villa confirmed on 11 November that Maatsen has signed a new multi-year deal running to mid-2032 after negotiations that began in August.
- The new contract replaces a previous agreement that would have run until 2030 and formalises the club’s intent to retain Maatsen as a long-term starter.
- Maatsen has made 100 appearances for Villa and established himself as first-choice left-back after Lucas Digne left for Paris Saint-Germain last summer.
- The player said he feels ‘‘this is my time’’ and credited Unai Emery’s demanding coaching and the club’s project for his decision to stay and keep developing.
- Villa see the extension as part of a wider strategy to keep key young players as they pursue domestic and European progress, and it secures a rapid, attacking full-back who joined from Chelsea in 2024.