Tuesday, 9th July, 2013
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has spoken about his side’s capture of striker David Villa from Barcelona.
Last season’s Copa del Rey winners have tied up a deal for Villa which will see Barcelona pocket a total of €5.1m from Atletico Madrid, plus 50% of any future transfer fee for the 31-year-old.
Atletico Madrid beat Tottenham Hotspur and Fiorentina to Villa, who arrives at the Vicente Calderon as a replacement for Radamel Falcao, who was sold to Monaco earlier this summer.
And Cerezo is delighted with the deal his side have managed to do.
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"It is not easy to replicate Falcao’s goals, but Villa is a good replacement", he told Radio Nacional de Espana.
"He has many seasons left in him and he is a natural born goalscorer.
"We expect that he’s going to score many goals. We paid the lowest price possible and we’re very happy with that."
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