Aston Villa sign Mbaye and Harwood-Bellis as Newcastle get Fernandez-Pardo

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“We are happy how we are closing the transfer window,” said Villa’s manager. I think we replaced the players as we planned.” Zion Suzuki, a £30m arrival from Parma, made his Villa debut against Arsenal and Villa’s new No 1 accepts the task of replacing Martínez is a “good challenge”.

“It was my priority to play games so that is why I made the decision and I played in Belgium for one year, in Parma for two years,” said the 24-year-old, who joined Villa after a move to PSG collapsed in the final stages. “In the end I am here and playing for Villa.

I made good steps and now I am here to play for the club. We’re sure our supporters will enjoy watching him play.”“I’m really happy to be here and very proud to be at such a big club,” said the Belgian.