Brazil midfielder Gomes joins from Wolves United sign young winger Thompson from Spurs The Brazil international João Gomes has joined Aston Villa in a £38m deal. The 25-year-old midfielder Gomes, who has 10 caps, ends a three-and-a-half-year spell at Wolves, for whom he made 130 appearances after signing from Flamengo. Gomes’s arrival at Villa follows the departure of Youri Tielemans to Manchester United and comes with Morgan Rogers on the verge of a £117m move to Chelsea .