juffery 0 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Villa seal �£6.5m deal for Petrov Petrov is O'Neill's first signing Aston Villa have completed a �£6.5m deal for Celtic midfield man Stilian Petrov. The 27-year-old Bulgaria captain has signed a four-year contract and is boss Martin O'Neill's first signing since taking over at Villa Park. Petrov worked with O'Neill at Celtic and it is understood the transfer could eventually be worth about �£8m. He is away on international duty, but loose ends have been tied up and Petrov is likely to make his Villa debut at West Ham on 10 September. Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp had trailed Petrov throughout the summer, but admitted defeat once O'Neill made his move. The talented Petrov joined Celtic in July 1999 from CSKA Sofia and has made more than 250 appearances for the club. Petrov was contracted to the Scottish champions until 2010 but submitted a transfer request at the end of last season. 606 VIEW Bit overpriced is my immediate reaction, but he is a good player who will do well for us TL 606: Have your say He won his first cap for his country in March 1999 against Belgium and was eventually appointed skipper of his country. Petrov was voted the Scottish Premier League's player of the year in 2001 after helping Celtic to the domestic treble. O'Neill is also believed to be interested in Barcelona striker Javier Saviola who is out of favour at the Nou Camp. The 24-year-old is out of contract next summer and Barcelona are keen to off-load the Argentinian international who impressed at the World Cup. But O'Neill faces competition from the likes of Celta Vigo, Real Zaragoza and Villarreal for Saviola. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_momo1 0 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Petroff... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan hibbert 0 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 A good player that I'm glad to see the back of.... Ta Ta Petrov... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beattie 0 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Great business for Celtic. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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