Aston Villa transfers: Tom Heaton and Marvelous Nakamba the latest names to join the new Premier League side
Aston Villa have clinched the signings of goalkeeper Tom Heaton and midfielder Marvelous Nakamba, making them their 11th and 12th summer signings.
Heaton, 33, joins the newly-promoted side in an £8m deal from Premier League side Burnley, while they have also completed the signing of Zimbabwe international Nakamba for a reported £11m.
Heaton rejected a new deal at Turf Moor to end his six-year spell at the club, while Nakamba has joined from Belgian side Club Brugge.
“I am delighted that Tom is joining Aston Villa,” boss Dean Smith told the club’s website.
“He’s done fantastically well for Burnley over the past few years and his experience and knowledge of the Premier League will be a major asset to us this season.”
Heaton, who was entering the final year of his contract at Burnley, made nearly 200 appearances for the Clarets after moving to Turf Moor from Bristol City in 2013.
He started his career at Manchester United, where he had several loan spells, both in England and at Royal Antwerp in Belgium, before joining Cardiff on a permanent deal in 2010.
On the signing of Nakamba, the Villa boss added: “Marvelous fits the criteria of the type of player we were looking for.
“He’s very mobile, he’s very good in possession and he will fit in with our style of play.”
Nakamba, 25, has played in the Netherlands for Vitesse Arnhem, as well as playing Champions League football in Belgium with Club Brugge.
Elsewhere, the Clarets are already closing in on a replacement for Heaton – with Leeds United youngster Bailey Peacock-Farrell set to join the club.
The Premier League outfit have offered £3.5m for the Northern Ireland international, 22, who made 28 Championship appearances for Leeds last season.