West Brom have confirmed they will sell Curtis Davies to Aston Villa.
Baggies defender Davies, 22, joined Aston Villa on loan on deadline day but his £8.5million permanent switch is being held up until July for accounting reasons.
"Curtis will go next July 1, we can say that with a fair degree of certainty," said chairman Jeremy Peace. "That was a decision made for financial structuring rather than a footballing one."