Done Deal: Aston Villa sign Arsenal youngster Lino Sousa; sends him to Plymouth

Aston Villa have snapped up Arsenal wing-back Lino Sousa.

Sousa has joined for an undisclosed fee and been immediately loaned to Plymouth Argyle.

"Lino is somebody that I've known for a while," Plymouth head coach Ian Foster told the club website.

"He's a really exciting player with huge potential and I think you can see why the likes of Arsenal and Aston Villa have taken him.

"He'll come in, in competition on the left-hand side of the pitch. He's got a lovely left foot, he's athletic, he can handle the ball in tight areas, he can defend in one-v-one situations and he's good in the final phase as well."

Director of football Neil Dewsnip said: "Lino is a young player with a tremendous grounding in football, and is a hugely exciting prospect for the future.

"He has attracted the eye of Aston Villa, who have a good record of bringing in young, talented footballers, and our excellent relationship with them means we were in a good position to be ones with whom he can get some loan experience."