On Wednesday, Aston Villa confirmed the signing of Spanish international center-back, Pau Torres, from Villarreal. The Premier League club stated that the transfer fee remains undisclosed. However, according to reports from British media, Torres had a release clause of €70 million. Given that he had only one year left on his contract with Villarreal, Aston Villa reached an agreement with the Spanish club for a fee approximately around £31.5 million.
“The 26-year-old defender, who has been capped on 23 occasions for his country, arrives at Villa for an undisclosed fee,” Villa said in a statement.
“A native of Villarreal, Torres came through the ranks of his hometown club and went on to become a key player for the LaLiga side.”
Torres won the Europa League with Villarreal under current Villa boss Unai Emery when they beat Manchester United in the 2021 final.
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He joins Youri Tielemans among Villa’s close season recruits after the midfielder joined from Leicester City as they add experience ahead of their Europa Conference League campaign.
