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 .

The 24-year-old's Villa Park exit for a fee reportedly in the region of £40 million ($54m) represents pure profit for the Birmingham club, who needed outgoings in order to meet UEFA financial fair play rules and Profit and Sustainability Regulations (PSR), after being fined by UEFA in July for breaches.

"This is a big move for me, but as soon as I knew the gaffer was interested and really liked me, it didn't take much time to decide. His track record of dev

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