(Reuters) – Aston Villa have signed versatile defender Calum Chambers from fellow Premier League aspect Arsenal on a 3-1/2 yr contract, the golf equipment stated on Thursday.
The 27-year-old, who can play at centre again and full again, joins Villa after 7-1/2 years at Arsenal, the place he made 122 appearances in all competitions, profitable the FA Cup in 2015.
Chambers, capped thrice by England, final performed for the Arsenal on Jan. 13 in a 0-0 draw at Liverpool within the League Cup semi-finals.
“It (Villa) is a really thrilling place to be and everybody can see that from the surface,” Chambers stated. “Things are taking place right here and it is undoubtedly shifting in the proper path.
“The supervisor (Steven Gerrard) did very properly at Rangers. He’s a younger, thrilling supervisor and I can not wait to work with him.”
Chambers is the most recent in a string of signings below Gerrard, with the Midlands membership additionally bringing in Lucas Digne from Everton and Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona in January.
Villa are eleventh within the league standings with 26 factors from 21 video games and host Fifteenth-placed Leeds United on Feb. 9.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
