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Aston Villa has signed Ross Barkley on loan from Chelsea for one season.
The English international becomes the fifth signing from Villa’s window, after the arrivals of Ollie Watkins, Bertrand Traore, Emiliano Martínez and Matty Cash.
After securing Barkley’s signature, Villa’s head coach Dean Smith told the club’s website: “Capturing a player of Ross’s quality is a real blow to our club and I am confident he will thrive here and it will improve our team. “
Barkley was part of the Chelsea squad that came out of the Carabao Cup on penalties in Tottenham on Tuesday night, although Frank Lampard did not take him off the bench.
He made 31 appearances in all competitions for the Blues last season, but struggled to maintain a regular starting spot amid competition from Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Chelsea’s signing of Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen during this window would likely make it even more difficult for Barkley to get regular playing time at Stamford Bridge.
Villa is off to a good start to the season, winning all four of his games so far, and Barkley’s arrival will fuel a midfield that already boasts the talents of Jack Grealish, John McGinn and Conor Hourihane.
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The Midlands team was also interested in borrowing Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who was left out of the last four Blues teams.
However, Villa is now unable to sign the 24-year-old, as Premier League clubs can only sign one player on loan to each other at any time.
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