Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inJump to contentIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our app AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAston Villa have signed Leon Goretzka (Getty)Aston Villa have signed former Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka on a free transfer.Goretzka, 31, left the German giants at the end of last season when his contract expired after spending eight seasons at the Allianz Arena.Goretzka has 73 caps for Germany and was part of the squad at this summer’s World Cup.He looks set to replace Youri Tielemans after the Belgian star left Villa earlier this summer to join Manchester United.Villa are also closing in on signing Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson after losing the likes of Tielemans, Ezri Konsa and Morgan Rogers this summer.In fullTransfer news LIVE: Alvarez to Arsenal boost, Barcola set for Liverpool medical, Martinez agrees to Chelsea switchMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in