Aston Villa sign Barcelona starlet Adama Traore on five-year deal

Aston Villa have today completed the signing of Barcelona wonderkid Adama Traore on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, after fending off competition from several sides for the 19-year-old star.

Tim Sherwood has praised Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner for sanctioning his summer spending spree.

Interestingly, Barcelona have the option to buy Adama back during the first three years of his contract, in addition to having first refusal on any possible transfer for the player.

There’s a genuine belief inside the Aston Villa camp that this kid is the real deal and ready to shine in the Premier League.

“I think it’s the life blood of every team to have a good academy and bring in players through, and I think we’ve still got that at this club”, he said.

Sherwood will be a happy man after finally getting the forward he has admired for a long time.

Manchester United, meanwhile, remain without the suspended Marouane Fellaini and injured Phil Jones, who has mild thrombosis, but Bastian Schweinsteiger says he is close to full fitness as he continues his way back from a calf injury.

The youngster also told that this made him feel “very comfortable” with his new boss, and he wants to “payback” the faith Sherwood has shown in signing him.

“We made a huge effort to bring him to the club because I’ve known him for a couple of years”.

“Those players are very few and far between.

I would also like to express my gratitude to everyone at Barcelona for helping me develop as a player and as a person”.

Traore takes Villa’s new signings into double figures, joining Jordan Amavi, Jordan Ayew, Mark Bunn, Jose Angel Crespo, Rudy Gestede, Idrissa Gueye, Micah Richards, Scott Sinclair and Jordan Veretout.

Capped a several youth levels for Spain, Sherwood went on to highlight how pleased he is to welcome the winger to Villa Park.