Aston Villa sign Danny Ings from Southampton
Aston Villa have completed the signing of Southampton striker Danny Ings for £25m on a three-year deal.
The 29-year-old former England international has agreed a three-year contract with
Aston Villaand joins fellow summer recruits
Bailey
,
Emi Buendia
, and
Ashley Young
at Villa Park.
On the signing, head coach
Dean Smith
said
: "Danny is an outstanding Premier League footballer who has scored goals wherever he has played.
"He is also a top professional with a great character who will be a leader in our squad and a role model for our rapidly developing young Academy players who are now in and around the first team."
Meanwhile, Villa are set to lose captain
Jack Grealish
to
Manchester Cityin a British record £100million.
City have been heavily linked with the 25-year-old all summer and reportedly made their offer last Friday.
The move is the biggest transfer in English football history, breaking the previous record held by
Paul Pogba
who signed for
Manchester Unitedfor a reported fee of £93.25m from Juventus in 2016.
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