Swiss football star joins Aston Villa

Johan Manzambi (c) FIFA

Swiss international Johan Manzambi is joining Aston Villa in what looks set to be SC Freiburg's biggest sale ever.

The 20-year-old midfielder is heading to the Premier League for around EUR 70m, after Newcastle United thought they had wrapped up the deal.

Manzambi and Newcastle could not agree on personal terms, and he picked Aston Villa instead.

The former Servette player made his name at the World Cup this summer with three goals for Switzerland, before a knee injury ruled him out of the knockouts.

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