What happened. Matteo Ruggeri has completed a permanent transfer to Aston Villa from Atletico Madrid, as officially announced by the Premier League club.

Ruggeri will wear the no.13 shirt at Villa Park.
He made 47 appearances for Atletico last season, including 26 in LaLiga.
Villa also signed goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma on the same day.

“Aston Villa is delighted to announce the signing of Matteo Ruggeri from Atlético Madrid.”
— Aston Villa statement

Ruggeri bolsters Villa's left-back options after Lucas Digne's departure to Paris Saint-Germain.

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