Aston Villa

Aston Villa complete signing of Reading midfielder

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Reading midfielder Aaron Tshibola for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old has signed a four-year deal with the recently-relegated West Midlands outfit.

Tshibola becomes Villa’s third signing of the summer, joining Tommy Elphick and Pierluigi Gollini.

The midfielder made 13 appearances for Reading in the Sky Bet Championship last season and will push for a starting place at the EFL’s newest additions.

Speaking about the deal, Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo told the club website that “I am very happy that Aaron has joined.

“He’s a highly-rated and well respected young player who will provide us with plenty of energy, courage and determination in the middle of the park.

“I am confident he will be a tremendous addition to our squad for the very important new season – and beyond.”

From the Royals’ perspective, Reading’s Chief Executive Nigel Howe told the Reading club website that “Aaron made it clear to us that he wanted to leave this summer, explaining he felt his career lay elsewhere

“We negotiated with a number of interested clubs and rejected a number of bids which fell below our valuation of the player as part of that negotiation process.

“However, we have now reached an agreement with Aston Villa which we believe represents good value for our football club.

“We will continue to support the new manager as he looks to further strengthen his first team squad in the coming weeks. And, of course, we would like to wish Aaron the very best of luck in the future.”

Despite a poor Premier League campaign last season, Villa’s re-building process is beginning to win fans back over, with the club reporting a 214% increase in shirt sales this summer.

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