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Davies seals Villa switch

03 Jul 2008 - 12:42:01

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Central defender Curtis Davies has put the seal on his permanent transfer from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa.

The 23-year-old moved to Villa Park on loan a year ago, with a potential permanent deal put in place at that time and Davies has now formally signed a four-year contract with Villa.

Davies made just 14 appearances last term before a ruptured Achilles tendon ended his season in March.

He told his club's official website: "I think everyone knows what game I'm targeting - the game at the Albion on September 20. It's a very tight thing, but I think I can be back for that.

"Obviously it'll be down to the manager and I hope the team that starts the season gets off to a flier. I'm not going to expect to walk straight back into the team for any game.

"I just need to keep progressing really, I can't worry about any one individual game.

"As much as I'd love to play that game, there's a lot more to the season, hopefully with a long European campaign coming up. I need to make sure I'm right for the whole season and not just the one game."