Tom Cleverly joins Aston Villa on Loan
Aston Villa have announced the signing of midfielder Tom Cleverley from Manchester United on a season-long loan.
Cleverley was linked with a transfer deadline day move to either Villa, Everton and Hull, with the Merseyside club favourites to sign him. The move however broke down after negotiations failed to progress, as Everton wanted to sign him permanently while United wanted to give him away only on a season-long loan.
Though the transfer window closed at 11pm Monday night, news emerged on Tuesday that Aston Villa had lodged enough paperwork to see the midfielder join Paul Lambert’s side for the rest of the season.
Villa have now completed the deal after the transfer deadline and announced the agreement via the club’s Twitter account.
