Nakamba’s Aston Villa rival giants

London — Aston Villa have been heavily active in the transfer market this summer, with their £130 million spree meaning only four heavyweight European clubs have spent more than them.

Villa have brought in 12 new players with Marvelous Nakamba joining from Club Brugge for £10,75m and Tom Heaton arriving from Burnley for £8m on Thursday.

Incredibly, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are the only clubs to have spent more than Villa this summer.

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