Aston Villa have completed the
signing of young Sheffield
United right-back Matt Lowton
on a four-year deal.
Villa are believed to have paid
around £3 million for Lowton,
who becomes manager Paul
Lambert's second signing
following the acquisition of
Karim El Ahmadi from
Feyenoord.
Lowton, 23, made nearly 100
appearances for the Blades
during his time at the club.
"It's every boy's childhood
dream to play in the Premier
League and it was one of mine,"
Lowton said. "This opportunity
is fantastic and I thank the
manager for giving it to me.
Hopefully I can repay the faith
that's he's shown in me and
keep going at a higher level.
"Just from driving up to the
training ground you can see
the difference in the quality of
things. The training ground
looks spectacular and the
pitches look phenomenal.
"It's a massive club in the
Premier League with a big fan
base and I'm looking forward
to getting to work as soon as I
can."
Lambert is pleased to add the
versatile and attack-minded
youngster to his options.
Lambert said: "Matthew is a
really talented young player
who brings a lot of things that
can really benefit the club.
"He's a good player already and
he's only young so he has the
potential to be a really good
player for us.
"He's hungry to succeed and to
go further in the game, both of
which are attributes that we
want at this football club and
that we are looking for.
"We won't put any pressure on
him, we just want him to go out
and enjoy playing.
"What he's done so far at
Sheffield United has been great
so hopefully we can progress
him a bitand he'll do very well
for us."
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