Thursday, 20th June, 2013
Aston Villa have completed the signing of Spanish left-back Antonio Luna from Sevilla.
The Spanish side had confirmed yesterday that they expected to raise €10m from selling Luna to Aston Villa and Luis Alberto to Liverpool; both players spent last season on loan away from Los Rojiblancos.
Alberto enjoyed the campaign with Barcelona B, while Luna spent the season at Real Mallorca.
And Luna, who has signed a three-year contract with Aston Villa, has spoken of his delight at joining the English Premier League outfit.
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"I’ve always believed that I could play in the Premier League and to have this opportunity with a club as historic and huge as Aston Villa and with a manager who is building a squad of young players with great prospects is tremendously exciting for me", he told his new club’s official site.
"I really can’t wait to get started and to play my first game. I have a great expectation coming here.
"The manager explained to me that it is a young squad but also one with good experience and everyone is hungry, everybody wants to succeed here. This is perfect because I am keen to make progress myself and I want to be part of this."
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