Aston Villa Transfers: Johan Manzambi has signed in a club record deal

Aston Villa They have completed the signing of midfielder Yohannes Manzambi from Freiburg for a club record fee of over £50m.

The Switzerland international will move to Villa Park after completing a £50m deal for Villa. Everton For Amadu Onana two years ago.

Villa are closing in on a £38m move for Wolves midfielder Joao Gomez, who left the Champions League club’s training camp in Portugal on Thursday to undergo a medical.

It was God. On the verge of joining Newcastle Villa moved quickly after the Magpies agreed a deal with Freiburg last week and were his preferred destination.

The 20-year-old scored three goals for Switzerland as they reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup before losing to Argentina.

He played for Freiburg in the Europa League final against Villa in Istanbul in May, ending a 30-year trophy drought as Unai Emery’s side won 3-0.

Manzambi was awarded the Europa League Young Player of the Season and scored 7 goals in 47 games in all competitions last season, while Freiburg finished seventh in the German Bundesliga.

After the sale, he will join the middle class reinforcements with Villa Youri Tielemans to Manchester United for £35m United have triggered the Belgium international’s release clause.

Villa outside Onana until next year a A serious knee injury in the World Cup against Belgium.

Villa’s finances are strained as they seek to comply with Uefa financial regulations and left-back Lucas Digne is close to joining Paris Saint-Germain.