{"id":16219,"date":"2023-07-13T12:05:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=16219"},"modified":"2023-07-13T12:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:05:59","slug":"aston-villa-sign-pau-torres-from-villarreal-for-33m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/aston-villa-sign-pau-torres-from-villarreal-for-33m\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa sign Pau Torres from Villarreal for \u00a333m"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Aston Villa have signed Spanish defender Pau Torres from Villarreal for \u00a333 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defender emerged as the club&#8217;s number-one defensive target this summer after another impressive session with the Yellow Submarines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/manor-solomon-joins-tottenham-on-a-free-transfer\/\">Manor Solomon joins Tottenham on a free transfer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Torres becomes Villa&#8217;s second signing of the summer after the Midlands club signed Youri Tielemans from Leicester City for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With his addition to the squad, Villa now boasts an array of quality centre-backs. 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