BREAKING NEWS: OFFICIAL: Barcelona Sign David Villa From Valencia
The Catalans have secured the services of David Villa from Valencia...
By Stefan Coerts
May 19, 2010 12:00:00 PM
Reigning Spanish champions Barcelona have completed the transfer of prolific hitman David Villa from fellow La Liga outfit Valencia for a reputed fee of €40 million. The striker has signed a four-year deal at his new club.
The Spanish international was continually being linked with a move away from Valencia in the past couple of weeks and a transfer only appeared to be a matter of time when Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed earlier this week that negotiations between Barcelona and Valencia were ongoing.
Both parties have now reached an agreement about the transfer of the highly rated attacker, as Valencia confirmed on a press conference on Wednesday, and Villa will ply his trade at Barcelona next term.
Villa joined Valencia from Real Zaragoza in the summer of 2005 and has since developed into one of the best strikers around in the Primera Division. The 28-year-old has so far scored 109 league goals in 166 appearances.
The arrival of Villa could very well mean the end of Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the Catalan powerhouse. The former Inter star has failed to find his best form at Barcelona since joining the club last summer and has been linked with a move away from the Spanish champions more than once in the past couple of weeks.
Villa has been in superb form all season and currently sits sixth in the Castrol Rankings.
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Source - Goal.com
Ibra to go now? They'll kill the competition in La Liga like this. Only two competitive teams.
Subject: Barca sign David Villa for 40m Euros 
Wed May 19, 2010 6:05 pm
