Gomes Set for £38m Villa Switch
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- Joao Gomes is poised to join Aston Villa for £38m — an initial £34m plus £4m in add-ons — after leaving Wolves' Portugal training camp ahead of a Thursday medical
- Aston Villa triggered the move after selling Youri Tielemans to Manchester United for £35m and losing Amadou Onana to a serious knee injury suffered on Belgium duty at the World Cup, ruling him out until next year
- Villa are separately closing in on a club-record deal worth over £50m for Freiburg's Switzerland international Johan Manzambi
- Atletico Madrid had been keen on Gomes but failed to finalise a deal, clearing the path for Villa
- Gomes made 41 appearances last season as Wolves finished bottom of the Premier League, and scored 7 goals in 130 total games since joining from Flamengo in 2023
Why it matters: Villa are executing a midfield overhaul worth roughly £88m-plus in incoming fees (Gomes plus Manzambi), reacting to a simultaneous hit of a £35m Tielemans sale and Onana's long-term absence — a gamble that deepens the squad but commits significant resources before the window closes.
