The clubs had agreed an upfront fee of £39million ($52.8m) along with a further £5m in harder to achieve add-ons for the central midfielder.

Newcastle United has officially signed 24-year-old midfielder Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa on a five-year contract.Jacob, who is the club's fourth new player this summer joined the club in a deal worth £40 million.

Newcastle United have completed the signing of midfielder Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa, the club has announced. Ramsey -- who came through Villa's academy and had been at the club since the age of six -- becomes Newcastle's third signing in a window where they have been the centre of one of the transfer sagas of the summer.