Aston Villa have completed the signing of Luke Young
from Middlesbrough.
The 29-year-old becomes the club’s second signing of the day
after Nicky Shorey joined from Reading and Young admits he feels he
is taking a step up by moving to Villa Park.
“I’m really pleased to be here at Villa,” he told the club’s
official website.
“One minute I was training up at Boro and the next I’m down here
for a medical.
“Obviously I’m glad to be here now, but it could have been a
year earlier. There was interest last summer but it didn’t happen
for whatever reason. I’m just glad to be here now.
“I think this is a great opportunity for me to try and win
something. I think at the moment Villa are a notch above Boro and
there’s a great opportunity for me to play European football as
well.”
The transfer fee was believed to be in the region of £5m.