Beye delight at Villa move

07 August 2009 21:19
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} New Aston Villa signing Habib Beye left Newcastle because he wanted to play Premier League football.[LNB] The defender moved to Villa on a three-year deal on Friday as boss Martin O'Neill beat Hull City to his signature.[LNB]Beye is now looking forward to returning to the top flight after suffering relegation with Newcastle last season, and he had no doubts about joining Villa. [LNB]"I think Villa is a great football club," he told AVTV. [LNB]"I was really happy when my agent told me Villa were interested. I just said, 'get it done'. I wanted to sign for this club.[LNB]"It's going to be great working for Martin O'Neill because Villa have a great team. I am so proud now to play here.[LNB]"It was important for me to stay in the Premier League and I am really happy I have with Villa. Newcastle are a massive club but everybody knows the problems at the moment.[LNB]"I think joining Villa is a great step for me. I signed my contract this afternoon and I'm really glad. I now hope I will be successful with Villa."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports