Newcastle United have signed midfielder Jacob Ramsey from fellow Premier League club Aston Villa on a long-term contract, both clubs said on Sunday.

Ramsey becomes the latest Villa academy graduate to be harvested for compliance - a transaction that might satisfy the spreadsheets but ultimately leaves die-hard supporters colder to the reality of the Premier League.

ASTON VILLA duo Tyrone Mings and John McGinn have both released statements, causing concern after Jacob Ramsey’s exit. The midfielder left Villa Park in a £39million transfer to Newcastle

Born in Great Barr, Birmingham on 28 May 2001, Ramsey joined Villa's Academy at the tender age of six and, after progressing through the club's youth ranks along with his younger brother Aaron,

Jacob Ramsey says "it didn't take much time" to decide whether to make the switch from Aston Villa to Newcastle once he had learned of Eddie Howe's interest. The 24-year-old midfielder had been with Villa since the age of six and made 167 appearances for the senior side, but was ready for a new challenge.