Aston Villa have signed the Fulham striker Ross McCormack for £12m. He has agreed a four-year deal and will link up with Roberto Di Matteo’s squad before the Sheffield Wednesday game away on Sunday.
The fee is the second-highest transfer in the club’s history, with Darren Bent being Villa’s record signing at £24m in 2011.
Di Matteo told the Aston Villa website: “I’m delighted to bring Ross on board. He’s a player with proven track record and plenty of experience in the division.
“He is a player whose goalscoring record has been excellent everywhere he has been and we feel he can be an important addition.”
McCormack, 29, who joined Fulham in 2014 from Leeds United for £11m, scored 23 goals for the Cottagers last season and leaves having bagged 42 in his two-year spell.
Norwich had been interested in the 29-year-old Scotland international but failed to agree a fee with Fulham, who accepted Villa’s bid on Wednesday.
McCormack becomes Di Matteo’s fourth summer buy after Tommy Elphick, Aaron Tshibola and Pierluigi Gollini as the club prepare for their first season outside the top flight since 1987.
