Aston Villa have signed former Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka on a free switch.
The 31-year-old left Bayern on the finish of final season having gained seven Bundesliga titles and the Champions League.
He provides much-needed class and expertise to a Villa facet within the midst of a whole overhaul as Unai Emery prepares for a Champions League marketing campaign.
Villa have been wanting so as to add to a midfield that has misplaced the providers of Youri Tielemans, who left for Manchester United, with Amadou Onana out of motion after rupturing his ACL whereas taking part in for Belgium on the World Cup.
The previous Schalke midfielder made 48 appearances for Bayern final season, scoring 5 objectives, all of which got here within the Bundesliga.
In his time eight seasons at Bayern, Goretzka made 312 appearances, scoring 51 objectives. He gained seven Bundesliga titles, three DFB-Pokals and one Champions League title.
