Aston Villa have announced their third new signing in the ongoing summer transfer window on Friday. Aston Villa signed Evann Guessand from Ligue 1 club Nice on a five-year deal, which is reportedly worth €35m ($47m).

Aston Villa made its first major signing of the summer by landing Ivory Coast forward Evann Guessand from French club Nice for a reported fee of at least 30 million euros ($35 million) on Friday. The 24-year-old Guessand scored 13 goals in total last season playing mainly as a winger and was named Nice's player of the season.

Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Nice forward Evann Guessand for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old is a versatile signing that has played across the front line, as a number 10, right winger and number nine to date.