Luke Moore has finally signed for
The England Under-21 striker had been on loan at the Baggies for the final few months of last season and helped them clinch promotion.
Tony Mowbray was clearly impressed with
The figure could rise by another £500,000 depending on appearances.
The young striker was brought up through the highly successful Villa academy alongside his brother Stefan.
But after Stefan failed to make it at the highest level, doubts began to surface about Luke's ability.
When Villa won the Youth Cup in 2002, he was considered one of the brightest prospects in the country.
However, when Luke finally made the step up to Premier League level he never seemed to consolidate his early promise.
There were undoubted flashes of brilliance including a superb hat-trick at the
All Villa fans will offer him good luck but at the same time hope he doesn't prove the club wrong.