Aston Villa have signed Spanish defender Pau Torres from Villarreal for £33 million.
The defender emerged as the club’s number-one defensive target this summer after another impressive session with the Yellow Submarines.
And despite interest from other European clubs, the 26-year-old chose to move to Aston Villa, where he will work with his former boss Unai Emery.
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Torres becomes Villa’s second signing of the summer after the Midlands club signed Youri Tielemans from Leicester City for free.
With his addition to the squad, Villa now boasts an array of quality centre-backs. He joins Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings and Diego Carlos as centre-back options for Emery.
Villa had teased the long-awaited signing by posting a video of a player wearing the club’s new kit with the caption: “Good things come to those who wait.”
The club then posted the official reveal ushering in his arrival, saying: “Aston Villa is delighted to announce the signing of Spanish international Pau Torres from Villarreal!”
This is unlikely to be the end of Villa’s summer transfer activity, with the club targeting a wide forward as well as another midfielder and a striker.
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