Tim Sherwood took over at Tottenham after Andre Villas-Boas was relieved of duty due to failing to provide consistent results for the North London club.
Despite having the highest win percentage of any Spurs boss in the Premier League era (59.1%), Daniel Levy still saw fit to replace the former Blackburn Rovers player in the summer, with current Spurs manager Maurcio Pochettino taking the reins.
Sherwood has been out of work since the summer, although approached by many clubs, he has waited until now to accept an offer.
He was heavily linked with a move to QPR but negotiations broke down after Sherwood spoke negatively about the clubs possibilities of staying in the BPL.
The deal will take the new Villa manager up until 2018 with promise of a contract renewal should he have a successful period at the Midlands club.
The Claret and Blue's new boss will have to make a rapid impression as the club lie 18th in the League table, only 5 points from the bottom, currently occupied by Leicester City.
Villa chairman Randy Lerner has described Sherwoods attitude as a "fresh, positive approach" and says it will "very good for the club".
Tim Sherwood has great experience as both a player and a coach and his ability to bring in youth players and turn them into fully-fledged Premier League stalwarts could prove to be influencial in Aston Villa's bid to stay in the top flight.
His aggressive and forceful approach could prove pivotal and gives the Villa the best possbile chance of staying up.