The 24-year-old becomes the Magpies' fourth first team addition of the summer after penning a long-term deal at St. James' Park.Jacob progressed through the academy ranks at Villa Park and went on to

The clubs had agreed an upfront fee of £39million ($52.8m) along with a further £5m in harder to achieve add-ons for the central midfielder.

Things have moved fast with Newcastle United signing Jacob Ramsey. Less than 48 hours after the media revealed (see below) that United were in talks with Aston Villa, the player is now on his way to Tyneside to take his medical on Thursday.