England striker Tammy Abraham has completed an £18.25m return to Aston Villa from Besiktas. Abraham was on loan at Besiktas from Roma, but the Turkish club activated their buy option on Monday for £11m, so Villa will pay the fee of 21m euros (£18.25m) to them. Teenager Villa midfielder Yasin Ozcan, who has been on loan at Anderlecht this season, is joining Besiktas as part of the deal. Roberto Olabe, Villa's president of football operations, flew to Turkey to watch Abraham play as Besiktas beat Kayserispor 1-0 last week. Meanwhile, former Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz is set to return to the club on loan.

Source: BBC January 27, 2026 17:37 UTC