Aston Villa has signed Danny Ings, a Southampton striker, to a 25 million contract. It is a three-year agreement.The 29-year old scored 14 goals last season for club and country. He joins Leon Bailey, Emi buenda, and Ashley Young as summer recruits at Villa Park.Dean Smith, the head coach, said that Danny was an exceptional Premier League footballer who has scored many goals in every game he played.Use Chrome browser to access a better video player. Following the announcement that Danny Ings joined Aston Villa as a Southampton resident, we look back at his top Premier League goals"He is also a top-level professional with a great personality who will be a leader within our squad and a role example for our young Academy players, who are currently in and around our first team."Villa may lose Jack Grealish, their captain, to Premier League champions Manchester City. The British record 100m distance is set for Villa, and the player will undergo a medical on Thursday.City has been closely linked to the 25-year old all summer, and they reportedly made an offer last Friday.This would be the largest transfer in English football history. It would also surpass the record set by Paul Pogba, who joined Manchester United for 93.25m in 2016 from Juventus.Villa will likely confirm their interest in Norwich City's attacking midfielder Todd Cantwell if a deal is reached.Although there has not been an official contact, Norwich is aware that Villa is interested."Ings deal with the claret, and blue"Image: Danny Ings scored 14 goals for club and country last seasonSky Sports News reporter Dharmesh Sheth"This deal is completely out of the blue!" This brings me back to the days when you picked up a newspaper to see the latest transfer news. Villa kept this one very quiet.He's signed a 3-year contract and the deal is expected to be in the region of 25m. This is their fourth window signing after the arrivals Emi Buendia, Leon Bailey, and Ashley Young."We know Ings was in his final year of his contract, and Southampton tried their best to keep him at Southampton. He would have been the highest-paid player ever in their history if that contract had been discussed with them."But he decided to not sign it. He seemed to be able to finish the remainder of his contract, but Villa saw an opportunity."Image: Ings was in his final year with SaintsSky Sports News reporter Kaveh Sokol:"Aston Villa are very intelligent. As we've seen, when big clubs sell players, sometimes it's not always clear what the club does with the money. Think back to Gareth Bale's case. Tottenham signed eight players, and many of those deals did not work out."Villa is being very decisive in transfer market, and they haven’t even waited for Grealish deal to be sorted to invest the money. Buendia was the Championship's standout player last season. Danny Ings will guarantee you goals."He is the second-most deadly finisher when you take a look at his Premier League record in terms of shot conversion. He always takes the opportunity when he has it, and I believe he was very close to being selected for the England squad this summer.Sky Sports has the summer transfer window.Follow all the latest news and rumours about transfer in our Transfer Centre blog on Sky Sports' digital platforms. You can also keep track of all developments on Sky Sports News.
