Targett relishes Villa challenge
Left-back Matt Targett is excited about his new challenge, having left Southampton to join Premier League new boys Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee.
The 23-year-old had been with the Saints for well over a decade, making 61 appearances in total, including 16 in the Premier League last season - having spent the previous season out on loan at Fulham.
Aston Villa is a club on the up, definitely.
Matt Targett
However, Targett believes the time is right for a change of scenery and he is relishing the opportunity facing him at Villa Park.
He told his new club's official website: "Aston Villa is a club on the up, definitely. (Manager) Dean Smith is building something special here.
"I spoke to him and I'm very excited to join him and his plans to move this club as far forward as it can go."
Meanwhile, Smith himself added: "We're very pleased to have Matt join us. He's a player we have been looking at for a considerable amount of time.
"He fits our criteria of being a young player with experience of playing in the Premier League and having the potential to develop further.
"He will help make us a stronger defensive unit and we are all looking forward to working with him."
Targett is the fifth new arrival for the Villans this summer, with Kortney Hause, Jota, Wesley and Anwar El Ghazi having all signed on the dotted line already.
Villa are priced at 9/4 to be relegated next season, while they are 4/11 not to be relegated and 9/2 to finish in the top half of the table.
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Left-back Matt Targett is excited about his new challenge, having left Southampton to join Premier League new boys Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee.
The 23-year-old had been with the Saints for well over a decade, making 61 appearances in total, including 16 in the Premier League last season - having spent the previous season out on loan at Fulham.
Aston Villa is a club on the up, definitely.
Matt Targett
However, Targett believes the time is right for a change of scenery and he is relishing the opportunity facing him at Villa Park.
He told his new club's official website: "Aston Villa is a club on the up, definitely. (Manager) Dean Smith is building something special here.
"I spoke to him and I'm very excited to join him and his plans to move this club as far forward as it can go."
Meanwhile, Smith himself added: "We're very pleased to have Matt join us. He's a player we have been looking at for a considerable amount of time.
"He fits our criteria of being a young player with experience of playing in the Premier League and having the potential to develop further.
"He will help make us a stronger defensive unit and we are all looking forward to working with him."
Targett is the fifth new arrival for the Villans this summer, with Kortney Hause, Jota, Wesley and Anwar El Ghazi having all signed on the dotted line already.
Villa are priced at 9/4 to be relegated next season, while they are 4/11 not to be relegated and 9/2 to finish in the top half of the table.
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Source: bet365.com
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