Aston Villa skipper Barry signs for Manchester City as Hughes completes £12m shock swoop

Gareth Barry has completed his shock switch to Manchester City in a £12million deal.The England midfielder has left Aston Villa to sign a five-year contract at Eastlands that Sportsmail understands is worth in the region of £130,000-a-week.The move was wrapped up in double-quick time today with Villa landing a good fee for a player who had just a year left on his contract. Barry battle: The race to sign the Aston Villa star (right) is hotting up  Be patient and don't pressurise Barry, says Aston Villa midfielder Petrov Mega-rich City 'close in' on £42m Liverpool targets Tevez and BarryLerner willing to let Liverpool target Barry leave Villa for free - next yearASTON VILLA FC

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