Done deal · 2026

Leon Goretzka joins Aston Villa on a free transfer

Bayern Munich → Aston Villa · Free · Value €10m · Confirmed

Confirmed 27 Aug 2026

Leon Goretzka, a midfielder, has completed a move from Bayern Munich to Aston Villa on a free transfer, confirmed 27 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Graeme Bailey, 22 Aug 2026, 5 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · 22 Aug 2026 · Graeme Bailey
• Talks · 22 Aug 2026 · Ben Jacobs, Matteo Moretto, Fabrizio Romano
• Agreed · 22 Aug 2026 · Ben Jacobs
• Here we go · 22 Aug 2026 · Matteo Moretto, Fabrizio Romano, Florian Plettenberg
• Signed · 27 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Ben Jacobs, Alfredo Pedulla, Graeme Bailey

More business at Aston Villa and Bayern Munich

• Leon Bailey: Aston Villa → Olympiacos · €5m · 2 Sept 2026
• Ibrahim Mbaye: Paris Saint Germain → Aston Villa · €55m · 1 Sept 2026
• Taylor Harwood-Bellis: Southampton → Aston Villa · €29m · 1 Sept 2026
• Triston Rowe: Aston Villa → Sporting Charleroi · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Emiliano Martínez: Aston Villa → Chelsea · €9m · 30 Aug 2026
• Ollie Watkins: Aston Villa → Al Hilal · €58m · 30 Aug 2026
• Nicolas Jackson: Chelsea → Aston Villa · €56m · 27 Aug 2026
• Aaron Wan-Bissaka: West Ham United → Aston Villa · Loan + obligation · 21 Aug 2026

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