Better De Laet than never!!!!!! Villa snap up full back.

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Ritchie De Laet on a three-year deal from Leicester City.

De Laet, 27, joins Villa for around 32 million and becomes our seventh summer signing following Mile Jedinak, Ross McCormack, Aaron Tshibola, James Chester, Pierluigi Gollini and Tommy Elphick into Bodymoor.

Roberto Di Matteo said : "I'm pleased to have brought Ritchie to the Club.

"He is another player who not only has Championship experience but has also played a part in helping a team win promotion back to the Premier League."

De Laet spent the first half of last season at Premier League winners Leicester before going off on loan in the Championship with Middlesbrough who won the league title.


Leicester tweeted their thanks, saying: "Ritchie played his part in both our Championship and Premier League title wins. We thank him for his hard work and wish him every success."