Italy international Nicolò Zaniolo will fly out tomorrow for his Aston Villa medical after Galatasaray exchanged documents in the €31m deal.

According to Sportitalia, the two clubs have now finalised the paperwork and Zaniolo is packing his suitcases to take a flight tomorrow morning from Istanbul.

It is set to be a loan at a cost of €4m with an option to buy at the end of the season for a further €20m plus €7m in rather easy to achieve bonuses.

That will take the total cost of the operation to €31m, with Aston Villa also covering Zaniolo’s salary during the loan spell.

It brings it close to the €35m release clause written into his contract.

He had only arrived for Galatasaray in February after leaving Roma for €15m, but as part of that agreement, the Giallorossi will receive a 20 per cent cut of the sell-on fee.

The 24-year-old has 13 senior caps for Italy, scoring two goals.

He made just 12 appearances for Galatasaray contributing five goals and one assist.

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