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Aston Villa announce signing of Nicolo Zaniolo to bolster squad ahead of European return... as Midlands club suffer two injury blows to Emiliano Buendia and Tyrone Mings

Aston Villa have signed Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo on a loan deal from Galatasaray.

The 24-year-old becomes the Premier League club's fourth first-team signing of the summer.

Zaniolo, who has won 13 caps for his country, completed a medical at the Premier League club on Thursday before completing the finer details of the transfer on Friday.

The Birmingham club took to X, formerly Twitter, to announce their latest signing of the summer.

The deal reportedly involves an option for Villa to make the move permanent.

Aston Villa took to X, formerly Twitter, to announce the signing of the Italian forward on loan

Zaniolo, 24, who has won 13 caps for his country, completed a medical at the Premier League club on Thursday before the club announced him as their fourth signing of the summer

The 24-year-old informed the Serie A giants that he did not plan to see out his contract with the club until 2024.