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Report: Marvelous Nakamba signed five-year Aston Villa contract on Wednesday evening

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Nakamba could follow Tom Heaton to Aston Villa on Thursday.

New signing Tom Heaton of Aston Villa poses for a picture at the Aston Villa Bodymoor Heath training ground on August 01, 2019 in Birmingham, England.

Aston Villa could be about to complete yet another summer signing after Tom Heaton’s arrival from Burnley.

Heaton became Villa’s 11th closed-season recruit on Thursday morning, joining in a reported £8 million deal.

And according to HLN, a further announcement is imminent.

The Belgian newspaper claims the Club Brugge midfielder Marvelous Nakamba put his signature to a five-year contract at Aston Villa on Wednesday evening.

It is reported that the deal for Nakamba will cost Villa more than €12m (around £11m), and should finally happen around a week after it was initially expected to.

Marvelous Nakamba of Club Bruegge controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group A match between Club Brugge and Club Atletico de Madrid at Jan Breydel Stadium on December 11,...

The Zimbabwean is said to have spent more than a fortnight being ‘unlawfully absent’ from Brugge, as he sought to push through a move to Villa Park.

Nakamba would provide Aston Villa – for whom John McGinn starred last season – with another combative option in central midfield.