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Newcastle approved a deal worth 43 million pounds to sign Aston midfielder Villa Jacob Ramsey, according to reports.

Many outlets claim that the deal has been agreed upon in principle, with the completion of fine details.

Magpies is believed to pay an initial amount of 39 million pounds in addition to 4 million pounds of additional jobs for the 24 -year -old, which will sign a five -year contract.

This step will be mutually useful for both teams, who meet in Villa Park for the English Championship on Saturday.

For Newcastle, this will represent another positive step after a summer of disappointments and several months dominated by the uncertainty of the future of striker Alexander Isac in the club.

Edi Hao missed several goals in this transfer window, but he managed to bring the wing Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest and Milan defender Malik Theo in permanent deals.

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramzdale also joined the club from Southampton on a season loan.

Meanwhile, a villa was looking to sell a player to help meet the rules of profitability and sustainability in the league. As a graduate at the Academy, any fees received from the sale of Ramsey may represent a pure profit.

Ramsey, a former team in England under 21, has played 167 games in Villa since he got his first appearance in 2019, scoring 17 goals at the time.

Ramsey was regular for the villa last season, as the Unai Emery team ranked sixth in the league and reached the last eight of the Champions League, where they were beaten on legs by the winners in the end of the Paris Saint -Germain.