Aston Villa person completed the signing of midfielder Johan Manzambi from Freiburg for a nine grounds interest of conscionable implicit £50m.
The Switzerland planetary moves to Villa Park successful a woody eclipsing the £50m Villa paid Everton for Amadou Onana 2 years ago.
Villa are besides adjacent to completing the £38m signing of Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes, who near the Championship club's grooming campy successful Portugal connected Thursday to implicit a medical.
Manzambi was on the verge of joining Newcastle past week aft the Magpies agreed a woody with Freiburg, but Villa moved rapidly and was his preferred destination.
The 20-year-old scored 3 goals for Switzerland arsenic they reached the 4th finals of the World Cup earlier losing to Argentina.
He played against Villa for Freiburg successful the Europa League last successful Istanbul successful May arsenic Unai Emery's broadside won 3-0 to extremity a 30-year trophy drought.
Manzambi was named Europa League Young Player of the Season and scored 7 goals successful 47 appearances successful each competitions past term, arsenic Freiburg finished seventh successful the German Bundesliga.
He joins with Villa needing midfield reinforcements aft selling Youri Tielemans to Manchester United for £35m arsenic United triggered the Belgium international's merchandise clause.
Villa are besides without Onana until adjacent twelvemonth aft helium suffered a serious genu wounded astatine the World Cup with Belgium.
Villa's finances are choky arsenic they look to comply with Uefa fiscal regulations and left-back Lucas Digne is adjacent to rejoining Paris St-Germain.
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