{"id":814295,"date":"2026-07-20T14:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/814295\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:23:10","slug":"joao-gomes-aston-villa-sign-midfielder-from-wolves-in-38m-deal-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/814295\/","title":{"rendered":"Joao Gomes: Aston Villa sign midfielder from Wolves in \u00a338m deal | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa have signed midfielder Joao Gomes from Wolves in a \u00a338m deal.<\/p>\n<p>Villa will pay an initial fee of \u00a334m plus \u00a34m in potential add-ons for Gomes.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old&#8217;s arrival comes three days after Villa confirmed the club-record signing of fellow midfielder Johan Manzambi in a \u00a359.5m deal.<\/p>\n<p>        Twitter<\/p>\n<p>                This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the <a href=\"#privacy-options\">Privacy Options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-permanently\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow\">Enable Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-once\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow-once\">Allow Cookies Once<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Villa are in the process of reshaping their midfield following the sale of Youri Tielemans to Manchester United and the long-term injury to Amadou Onana.<\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery&#8217;s side are also set to lose attacker Morgan Rogers this summer in a club-record \u00a3117m sale to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Digne is also another player on the verge of leaving Villa Park, with Paris Saint-Germain expected to trigger his release clause of around \u00a38.5m.<\/p>\n<p>The France international looks set to be replaced by former Brighton left-back Pervis Estupinan, with Villa in negotiations to sign the Ecuador international from AC Milan, according to Sky in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves wish Joao Gomes well<\/p>\n<p>Gomes, who has won 10 caps for his country, ends a three-and-a-half-year spell at Wolves where he made 130 appearances after signing from Flamengo in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves technical director Matt Jackson said: &#8220;Joao deserves everything he gets from the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s the type of professional that coaches love and players love, so he will go on to be the outstanding player that we know he is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11677\/13564149\/joao-gomes-to-aston-villa-wolves-tackling-machine-from-brazil-will-be-popular-with-the-fans-on-the-holte-end\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Joao Gomes will be popular at Villa<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/skysports-joao-gomes-wolves_7299442.jpg\"   alt=\"Joao Gomes poses for a portrait ahead of signing a new contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2025\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports&#8217; Adam Bate:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have watched plenty of Joao Gomes at Wolves in recent seasons, and he is a quality player who was unfortunate not to be in Brazil&#8217;s World Cup squad, having maintained his standards but been caught up in the malaise at Molineux.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He brings tackling, ball carrying and mobility to Aston Villa&#8217;s midfield and I would expect him to become a very popular player with supporters at Villa Park.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11677\/13564149\/joao-gomes-to-aston-villa-wolves-tackling-machine-from-brazil-will-be-popular-with-the-fans-on-the-holte-end\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for a full analysis of what he can bring to Emery&#8217;s team.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aston Villa have signed midfielder Joao Gomes from Wolves in a \u00a338m deal. 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