Villa complete signing of Diego Carlos from Sevilla

Aston Villa have completed the signing of centre-back Diego Carlos from Sevilla for an undisclosed fee.

The Premier League club confirmed last week an agreement had been reached to sign the Brazilian. 

And after finalising personal terms and the completion of a medical, his move has been sealed ahead of the transfer window opening later this month.

Villa will reportedly pay Sevilla an initial £26.4million, though that figure could eventually get to roughly £34m through bonuses.

Diego Carlos is Villa's third signing ahead of the 2022-23 season, having also announced the free transfer of Boubacar Kamara from Marseille to follow on from Philippe Coutinho's loan move from Barcelona having been made permanent.

The defender was pursued by Newcastle for much of the January transfer window – even reportedly handing in a transfer request – but will now link up instead with Steven Gerrard's side, who finished 14th in the Premier League last season.

The 29-year-old played 136 games for Sevilla after signing from Nantes in 2019, winning the Europa League in 2020 when his overhead kick was turned into the net by then Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku for the decisive goal in the final.

Diego Carlos was also a part of the Brazil team that won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.