July 20 (Reuters) - ⁠Aston Villa have signed ⁠midfielder Joao Gomes from ‌Wolverhampton Wanderers, both clubs announced on Monday.

The Brazil international has ​joined Premier League ⁠side Villa in ⁠a deal worth 34 million ⁠pounds ($45.79 ‌million), with a further four ⁠million pounds in add-ons, according to ​British ‌media reports.

The 25-year-old made ⁠41 appearances ​in all competitions last season for Wolves, who ⁠were relegated from ​the Premier League after finishing bottom of the table.

Gomes joined ⁠Wolves from Brazilian side Flamengo in 2023 and went on to make ​130 appearances ⁠for the club, scoring eight ​goals.

($1 = 0.7426 ‌pounds)

(Reporting by Paras J. ​Haji in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)