Aston Villa announced on their official website on Friday that they had signed Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone on a season-long loan deal following a successful temporary spell with the Championship outfit last term.
The 22-year-old moved to Villa Park in January 2017 and went on to make 22 appearances for Steve Bruce’s men, keeping eight clean sheets and conceding 26 goals.
His spell with the Villans also included a run of eight Championship matches where he let in just one goal, and the stopper will look to help the Midlands outfit return to the Premier League following a disappointing 13th-placed finish last term.
Johnstone joins John Terry in moving to Villa Park with the defence strengthened ahead of the new campaign.
Aston Villa supporters were quick to have their say on the news via social media, and they delighted that the deal had “finally” gone through.
Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…
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