Aston Villa sign defender Lescott from West Brom

ByReuters

Published 01/09/2015 at 15:15 GMT

Aston Villa have signed defender Jolean Lescott from fellow Premier League side West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract, their website (www.avfc.co.uk) said on Tuesday.

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Villa did not disclose the financial terms of the deal but British media reports said the transfer fee was in the region of 1.5 million pounds ($2.30 million).

The England international scored one goal in 36 league appearances for West Brom.

The 33-year-old won the Premier League title with Manchester City in 2012 and 2014, the FA Cup in 2011 and the League Cup in 2014.

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Manager Tim Sherwood said of Lescott: "He's a player who has great Premier League experience and he'll be a huge help to the younger members of our squad." ($1 = 0.6532 pounds)

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