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Spain defender Torres unites with Emery at Aston Villa

Spanish international defender Pau Torres has reconnected with boss Unai Emery after his Wednesday transfer from Villarreal to Premier League team Aston Villa,

At an alleged cost of £35 million ($45 million), Torres, 26, will join Villa.

In 2021, Villarreal’s team led by Emery won the Europa League and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

The center-back was a vital member of that team.

Torres, who has been capped 23 times by Spain, was a product of the Villarreal youth academy and made 123 appearances for his boyhood club.

He joins midfielder Youri Tielemans, a Belgian international who joined Villa from Leicester earlier in the summer window.

Emery oversaw a spectacular transition in Villa’s first season under his leadership, and they will play in Europe for the first time since 2010 next season.

A seventh-place Premier League result was enough to guarantee a spot in the European Conference League.

In October, Emery took over for the fired Steve Gerrard as Villa were barely above the relegation zone.

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