BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) 鈥� Aston Villa signed Brazil midfielder Jo茫o Gomes on Monday, investing some of the money the Europa League winner is set to get for a to Chelsea.
the transfer fee it paid now-relegated Wolverhampton for the 25-year-old Gomes, which was reported to be 35 million pounds ($47 million).
Gomes arrives days after , who cost more than 50 million pounds ($67 million) from Freiburg after a stellar World Cup with Switzerland.
Gomes has played 10 times for Brazil though not for current coach Carlo Ancelotti. His last appearance was a World Cup qualifying game in March last year that
Also Monday, Villa star Rogers was at Chelsea completing a 117 million pounds ($157.4 million) move after returning from the World Cup with England.
Villa coach Unai Emery will lead his team into Premier League and Champions League campaigns with major changes in midfield.
Youri Tielemans has left to , in a reported 35 million pounds ($47 million) transfer, and his Belgium teammate Amadou Onana will be out for months after at the World Cup in a 4-1 win over the United States.
United States-backed Villa’s profit on transfer dealings will help comply with financial monitoring rules after back-to-back years being .
UEFA imposed financial penalties of 7.5 million euros ($8.6 million) last month and 11 million euros ($12.6 million) one year ago.
Villa should have earned about 40 million euros ($45.7 million) in UEFA prize money for its Europa League title win and can look to double that from Champions League games starting in September.
The club also will lose revenue next season by during construction work that will raise the capacity above 50,000 before hosting games at the 2028 European Championship.
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