Aston Villa signed defender Calum Chambers from Arsenal on Thursday, making him the membership’s fifth addition of the January switch window.
The 27-year-old Chambers, who can play in each central protection and at right-back, has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal at Villa Park for an undisclosed price.
His arrival follows these of Philippe Coutinho, Lucas Digne, Robin Olsen and Kerr Smith as Steven Gerrard reshapes his squad.
“It’s a great stage to be joining the club at. The club’s building momentum and it’s an exciting time to be here,” Chambers informed Villa’s web site.
“You can really feel that being in and around the building. You can feel the energy around the place.”Chambers made 122 appearances for Arsenal after becoming a member of from Southampton in 2014, however has solely performed in 5 video games this season.
DIALLO JOINS RANGERS
Manchester United despatched Amad Diallo on mortgage to Scottish champion Rangers for the rest of the season.
The 19-year-old winger joined United from Atalanta in January final 12 months and has made 9 appearances in all competitions.
Only one among them has come this season, within the Champions League in opposition to Young Boys in December when United was already assured of advancing from the group stage.
“It is fantastic for me at this stage of my career to have the opportunity to come to such a big club that is challenging on a number of fronts,” Diallo stated of his transfer to Rangers, and can give me some wonderful alternatives to check myself in lots of environments.”
United has additionally let one other attacker, Anthony Martial, go away on mortgage within the January switch window. Martial has joined Sevilla.