Yacouba Sylla, Mali international and Paul Lambert signing has officially joined Stade Rennais on a four year deal – for an undisclosed fee.
The defensive midfielder has spent the whole of last season on loan in Turkey after falling out of favour with Paul Lambert.
The midfielder joined for around £2m in 2013 but never made an impact at the club.
This sees the 2nd departure from the club this summer so far, with Sherwood saying he would be making changes to the squad.
Sylla made 13 appearances for Villa.
