DONE DEAL: Tom Heaton excited to make Aston Villa move

Football
1 Aug 2019 • 6:42 PM MYT
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Aston Villa have signed 33-year-old Burnley and England goalkeeper Tom Heaton for 8m - their 11th signing of the summer.

Heaton made 19 Premier League appearances last season as Burnley avoided relegation.

Last week Villa confirmed the arrivals of Egypt international winger Trezeguet for 8.75m and Manchester City midfielder Douglas Luiz for 15m.

Heaton's arrival takes Villa's summer spending beyond 110m.

He said: "There's momentum here you could see that from afar.

"This club got the ball rolling last season and it turned into a huge success story in the second half of the campaign.

"To gain promotion was absolutely brilliant.

"It's been a busy window so far a lot of signings. But it needed to happen with a lot of players having also left the club.

"The majority of the signings are young, hungry and athletic. It's a really exciting time for Aston Villa and I'm delighted to be a part of that.

"Hopefully, I'll bring a bit of experience to it."