- ‘I am certain he will thrive here,’ says Dean Smith
- Midfielder’s arrival the latest sign of Villa’s ambition
Aston Villa have signed Ross Barkley on a season’s loan from Chelsea. The midfielder has fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge and will hope to press his claims for an England place by playing regularly for Dean Smith’s side.
Villa had also shown an interest in taking Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan but Barkley was Smith’s first choice. The move went through after being approved by Frank Lampard and ends any prospect of Loftus-Cheek heading to Villa Park on a temporary basis.
Written by Jacob Steinberg
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