Villa sign Wolves midfielder Gomes in £38m deal
Aston Villa move for Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes after Amadou Onana suffered a serious knee injury at the World Cup.
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"Joao deserves everything he gets from the game. He's a model professional, a lovely young man and a great family man."
— Matt Jackson , Executive
Key People
Aston Villa midfielder who suffered an ACL injury while playing for Belgium at the World Cup.
Brazilian midfielder who has signed with Aston Villa from Wolves.
Technical director of Wolves.
Unai Emery is a football manager known for leading teams in major league competitions.
Tielemans is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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Aston Villa move for Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes after Amadou Onana suffered a serious knee injury at the World Cup.
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