Villa swoop for Beye

07 August 2009 18:48
// 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();} Aston Villa have confirmed that they have signed Habib Beye from Newcastle on a three-year deal.[LNB] The defender had made no secret of the fact that he wanted to leave St James' Park and he was thought to be close to a move to Hull City.[LNB]KC Stadium boss Phil Brown had agreed a fee with Newcastle for Beye but Villa have scuppered their Premier League rivals after paying an undisclosed fee.[LNB]Villa have been on the hunt for defensive reinforcements throughout the summer following the retirement of Martin Laursen.[LNB]Beye can, therefore, fill in at full-back to allow the likes of Carlos Cuellar to revert to a central role, while also taking the pressure off Wilfred Bouma's return to fitness.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports