Thursday, 5th June, 2014
Aston Villa have completed the capture of former Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos, who will join the club on 1st July following a spell with La Liga outfit Valencia.
The 29-year-old defender has penned a two-year deal with Paul Lambert's men and is happy to be returning to English football to play for the Midlands club.
Senderos told Aston Villa's site: "I'm really delighted to be joining Aston Villa, a great club with such a big history, and for me this is a great step in my career.
"There will be a lot of competition for places with Ron Vlaar, Ciaran Clark, Nathan Baker and Jores Okore also very capable Premier League defenders, so it will be up to me to fight for and to earn my place in the team.
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"This is a team and a club which wants to do better, I know this, and hopefully we can all develop together and create something special."
Senderos came through the youth ranks at Swiss side Servette before being taken to Arsenal by Arsene Wenger.
He had spells on loan at AC Milan and Everton, joining Fulham permanently in 2010.
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