(Corrects Morocco to Burundi in paragraph four) (Reuters) -France-born Ivory Coast forward Evann Guessand has joined Aston Villa from Ligue 1 side Nice, the Premier League club said on Friday. Villa did not disclose the duration of the 24-year-old's contract or the transfer fee,

Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Nice forward Evann Guessand for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old is a versatile signing that has played across the front line, as a number 10, right winger and number nine to date.

Able to play central striker or on either flank, Guessand chimes with the profile of versatile attacker that Unai Emery loves to work with