Lescott joins the Villa

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Joleon Lescott from West Bromwich Albion for a reported  £1.5m though the actual fee is "undisclosed". The defender has signed a two-year deal at Villa Park after spending just over a year in Smethwick.

Lescott passed a medical on Tuesday after speculation that has gone on for a month or so.

Lescott made 39 appearances, scoring once, for West Brom after joining from Manchester City on a free transfer last summer.

But the arrival of Jonny Evans and James Chester left the 33-year-old former England international surplus to requirements at The Hawthorns.