Aston Villa are enjoying a wonderful time at the moment.

After narrowly avoiding relegation last term it was expected that the club would be fighting to avoid the drop once again this season.

However Dean Smith's side are currently placed comfortably in the top half of the table with just 10 matches remaining.

A large part of that could be down to the significant investment in the playing squad with vast sums being spent on improving Villa's hopes of pushing themselves up the table.

Here we take a look at Aston Villa's top 10 record arrivals, as per Transfermarkt, and where they are now (spoiler: you won't have to look far!)

The full-back arrived at the club after Aston Villa secured promotion in 2019.

Targett is still a first team regular under Dean Smith and offering great value for money on his £13.95m fee.

The right-sided wing-back joined last summer after an impressive spell with Nottingham Forest.

Cash arrived for £14.18m and is already looking incredibly comfortable at Premier League level.

The midfielder arrived at the club last summer after joining from French side Marseille.

At £14.22million Sanson is looking like great value for money as he establishes himself as a key man for Aston Villa.

The Brazilian joined in the summer of 2019 after leaving Manchester City for a fee of £15.12m.

Luiz has been a key player for Dean Smith and certainly looks to be repaying Aston Villa's faith in him.

The goalkeeper may have cost around £15.66m when he arrived from Arsenal - a sum that was seen as substantial.

But since then Martinez has made that fee look like an absolute bargain with some top performances that have established him as one of the Premier League's best.

The former Chelsea man arrived at the club for a fee of £16.56m after leaving Lyon last summer.

Since then it's been a steady time with Traore contributing eight goal involvements in 26 appearances so far this term.

The only player on our list who no longer plays for Aston Villa.

Darren Bent arrived from Sunderland in January 2011 for a fee of £19.35million but is now retired and working as a pundit.

The powerful defender joined Aston Villa after his loan spell in the summer of 2019.

A fee of £20.07m was the cost but Mings has certainly repaid that with some top displays for both Villa and England.

A flagship signing in 2019, Wesley joined Aston Villa for a fee £22.5m from Club Brugge.

The Brazilian scored six goals in his first season with the club but has endured a frustrating time ever since after suffering a cruciate ligament injury 14 months ago.

Aston Villa's club-record arrival joined from Brentford last summer for a fee of £27.72million.

This term Watkins has already scored 12 goals for the club and even got a goal on his first appearance for England against San Marino.