Aston Villa complete signing of England winger Downing
July 17th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )London, July 17 (DPA) Aston Villa confirmed that they have finalised the transfer for winger Stewart Downing from Middlesbrough.
The England international, who will be 25 next week, moves for a 12-million-pound ($19.7 million) fee.
“Villa have completed the signing of England international Stewart Downing,” a statement on the club website said. “The four-year deal was finalised after the left-winger agreed terms and passed a medical test.
“Downing becomes Martin O’Neill’s first summer signing and adds more quality to the manager’s claret and blue squad.”
Downing is recovering from a broken bone in his foot and is unlikely to be available to play until October at the earliest.
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