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Jordan Veretout is finally on the verge of his long-awaited move away from Aston Villa.

The midfielder has agreed a four-year deal with Saint-Etienne, where he was on loan last season.

Veretout, who arrived at Villa Park with quite a reputation from Nantes in 2015, impressed for the Ligue 1 outfit last season and featured in their Europa League run.

Though long-serving manager Christophe Galtier has left the club this summer, new boss Oscar Garcia was eager to bring Veretout back to France.

The 25-year-old hadn’t been short of suitors in this window, but it was unlikely Villa were ever going to stand in his way; his chances in claret and blue ahead of the coming campaign looked slim.

Steve Bruce has Mile Jedinak, Henri Lansbury and Conor Hourihane as his first-choice midfielders, while Gary Gardner and Aaron Tshibola also beef up his options.

Carlos Sanchez and Carles Gil have already been moved on this summer.

The Birmingham Mail understands the fee Villa agreed to sell Veretout for was in the region of £4.5m.