Aston Villa recorded excellent results under the leadership of Unai Emery, so this summer the management decided to bring him quality reinforcements with the ambition to achieve an even better result in the Premier League (seventh place last season). Youri Tielemans arrived as a free agent, and now the management has broken the bank for Spanish international Pau Torres.The player who worked with Emery in Villarreal has officially arrived in Birmingham, and the English media claim that around 38,500,000 euros have been set aside for his services. Sky Sports points out that it is the second-largest transfer in the club’s history, since it once paid a little less than 44,500,000 euros for Emiliano Buendia.📝 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Pau Torres from Villarreal.€32.5m fee + €5m add ons(Source: @AVFCOfficial) pic.twitter.com/thMLfmhShl— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 12, 2023 Although no details were disclosed on the club’s website, Fabrizio Romano reported that the 26-year-old defender had signed a five-year contract with Villa.A big signing, no question about it: the left-footed sweeper proved himself in the Spanish Primera Division, and became a regular in the national team. Perhaps his disadvantage for the Premier League is that he is not as dominant in the air, but that is why there have been few defenders of his caliber in Spain in previous years when it comes to reading the game and stopping the opposition’s attacks. This is confirmed by the data that he was fourth in blocks in the league, sixth in duels won on the ground, second in the number of successful tackles as the last player of the defense and fifth in recovered possessions.##NAJAVA_MECA_7367054##Overall, the impression is that Emery has found the ideal center defender, who should fit in very well with Tyrone Mings and Diego Carlos, who rely more on the air game and physical attributes.Along with all that, he also gathered valuable experience. In the last four seasons, he played 132 matches in Primera, 12 in the Champions League, nine in the Europa League. He made 23 appearances for the senior national team of Spain, was part of the selections that reached the semi-finals of the European Championship and the round of 16 of the World Championship.
