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title: "Done Deal! Aston Villa agree fee for Lovre Kalinic"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
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published: "2018-12-20T14:36:44Z"
modified: "2018-12-20T14:52:06Z"
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# Done Deal! Aston Villa agree fee for Lovre Kalinic

Aston Villa have agreed a fee with Gent for Croatian international goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic.

As per John Percy of the Telegraph, Villa will pay Gent €6m for the 28-year-old.

> Twitter: Lovre Kalinić to #avfc is now a done deal. Fee of €6m agreed with Gent for the Croatia international goalkeeper. Fi… https://t.co/qJVq9od66r (@JPercyTelegraph)

Villa had been linked with a move for the Croatian goalkeeper for some time, but work permit issues prevented two separate deals from being completed earlier in his career.

![Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/12/1063171012.jpg)

However, now that Kalinic has established himself in the Croatian national team, he should have no problem securing the permit he needs to complete the transfer to Villa Park.

The 28-year-old will officially join Villa in January and will become Dean Smith’s first major signing at the club.

Kalinic has been on Villa’s radar for a long time and whilst the club’s manager has changed, the desire to sign the 28-year-old has not and as such, he’s expected to become the club’s number one goalkeeper when the January window officially opens.