João Gomes completes £38m move to Aston Villa; United sign Thompson

Aston Villa have secured Brazil midfielder João Gomes from Wolves in a £38m transfer, the clubs have confirmed. Manchester United have also added young winger Thompson from Spurs as part of continuing summer business.

Gomes, 25, arrives at Villa following a three-and-a-half-year spell with Wolves. The Brazil international, who has 10 caps, made 130 appearances for Wolves after joining them from Flamengo. His switch to Villa comes after Youri Tielemans moved to Manchester United and with Morgan Rogers reported to be on the verge of a £117m transfer to Chelsea.

Gomes’s time at Wolves produced 130 appearances across competitions and culminated in this mid-summer move. The midfielder’s experience at club level is matched by his international involvement, with 10 caps for Brazil to his name. Villa have confirmed the fee at £38m for the 25-year-old recruit, who was originally signed by Wolves from Flamengo.

The transfer follows a sequence of notable moves affecting Aston Villa’s squad. Youri Tielemans has left Villa for Manchester United, creating midfield movement within the market that Villa have addressed by bringing in Gomes. Separately, Morgan Rogers remains linked with a high-value switch to Chelsea, with reports placing that move very close to completion at a reported £117m figure.

Manchester United’s activity in the window has included the acquisition of a young winger, Thompson, from Spurs, adding to their summer arrivals. United’s capture of Tielemans was confirmed earlier, and Thompson’s signing continues the club’s recruitment as they reshape their attacking options. The Spurs-to-United detail reflects continued trading among Premier League clubs during the transfer period.

Gomes will join Villa as they integrate new personnel following Tielemans’s departure and with Morgan Rogers’s potential Chelsea move still unfolding. The £38m outlay for Gomes, combined with United’s signings, underlines the scale of movement across clubs in this transfer window.