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Andreas Weimann will give Aston Villa a major boost on Monday by signing a new contract with the claret and blues.

Weimann will put pen to paper on a new and improved three-year deal keeping him at Villa until the summer of 2016.

He has been on international duty with Austria, and was a second half substitute in their World Cup qualifiying win over Sweden in Vienna on Friday evening.

But the 21-year-old striker will jet in to finalise the new agreement before flying back out for his summer holidays.

Weimann’s original contract had just 12 months left to run and Paul Lambert will be delighted he has committed his future to the club.

There has been speculation linking Weimann to Villa’s Premier League rivals including Norwich, Newcastle and Sunderland.

But Villa was always the first choice for the Bodymoor Heath academy graduate who has been at the club since he was 16.

Weimann’s representatives met with Villa at the end of last month to agree in principle a payrise which reflects his rise to first team prominence.

The former Rapid Vienna youngster scored seven Premier League goals and five in the cup competitions for the claret and blues last season.

He became an important member of Lambert’s first team, making 31 starts and seven substitute appearances in all competitions.

Weimann has become a fans’ favourite at Villa and convincing him to stay at the club was among Lambert’s close season priorities.