Aston Villa announce the arrrival of Tammy Abraham

Aston Villa have officially announced the signing of Tammy Abraham from Besiktas in a deal worth €21 million, with Yasin Ozcan going the other way.

Abraham has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the club. He previously enjoyed a prolific loan spell with Villa in 2018/19, scoring 26 goals to help them win promotion to the Premier League.

Besiktas first activated their €13m obligation to buy the striker from AS Roma before agreeing to his sale to Villa at a substantial profit.

The Turkish side benefited from his impressive form this season, with the forward netting 13 goals in 26 appearances to rebuild momentum after a knee injury and a mixed stint on loan at AC Milan.

Abraham’s arrival adds proven firepower and valuable depth to a squad balancing domestic ambitions with European commitments.

The striker will provide cover for Ollie Watkins, offering a physical presence and clever penalty-box movement.

Abraham is Villa’s third acquisition of the winter transfer window, alongside Alysson and Brian Madjo.

Villa are expected to conduct further business as they close in on bringing Douglas Luiz back to the club.

Villa’s desire to re-sign Luiz is fueled by injuries to Boubacar Kamara and Youri Tielemans, leaving them light on midfield options.

Abraham will hope to make his second Villa debut in Sunday’s Premier League clash against Brentford.