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Burnley complete signing of Aston Villa's Ashley Westwood for fee in region of £5m

Ashley Westwood of Aston Villa wins the ball from Jacques Maghoma of Birmingham City during the Sky Bet Championship mat
Image: Ashley Westwood has been with Aston Villa since 2012

Burnley have completed the signing of Aston Villa's Ashley Westwood for fee in the region of £5m.

The 26-year-old completed a medical at the Manchester Health Institute on Deadline Day morning.

He has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the option of a further year, and will wear the number 18 shirt.

Westwood said: "I'm delighted. It's happened fast but I've been made to feel very welcome and I can't wait to get going.

"It feels like a proper football club and homely, and that's what I like. I like to be appreciated and I think I will definitely get that here."

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The former Crewe Alexandra player moved to Villa in 2012 and has made more than 150 appearances for the West Midlands club over five seasons; four of which were in the English top flight.

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Westwood signed a five-year contract at Villa when the club were in the Premier League in August 2015 and remained a regular first-team player for Villa in the Sky Bet Championship, featuring in 23 of their 27 games.

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