Aston Villa have signed Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan in a deal that could rise to £2 million.

Whelan, 33, has put pen to paper on a two-year contract at Villa Park, bringing to an end his nine-year association with the Premier League side.

"I have enjoyed happy times at Stoke City but now is the time for a new football adventure -- and what a club to join in Aston Villa," Whelan told Villa's official club website.

"We may be in the Championship but everything about this club screams Premier...

Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has joined Aston Villa on a season-long loan.

Johnstone, 24, returns to Villa having made 22 appearances for the Championship club following an initial loan switch from United in January.

"I am delighted to be back," former England Under-20 international Johnstone told the official Villa website. "I really enjoyed my last spell here -- it's a great club with top players and passionate fans.

"I can't wait to get started now. I believe it can be a special...

Sevilla have agreed a deal to keep winger Vitolo, but will not sign Aston Villa's Jordan Amavi, president Jose Castro confirmed on Monday.

Reports had tipped Spain international Vitolo to join Atletico Madrid, despite a transfer ban until January.

But Castro, speaking at the unveiling of new recruits Ever Banega and Guido Pizarro, confirmed the 27-year-old former Las Palmas man would remain at the club.

"Today you can say that Vitolo is a Sevilla player," Castro told reporters.

"There was a...

Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is set to sign a season-long loan deal at Aston Villa, sources have told ESPN FC.

The 24-year-old, who spent time on loan at Villa Park last season, was left out of the United squad that traveled to Los Angeles for their preseason tour on Sunday.

He could be unveiled as a Villa player as early as Monday.

Johnstone made 22 appearances for the Championship side last season after joining on loan in January, keeping eight clean sheets.

He is yet to make a first...

John Terry has all the makings of a future manager, his former Chelsea teammate Nathan Ake has said.

Terry, 36, has signed a one-year contract with Championship side Aston Villa after bringing an end to his long Stamford Bridge career.

But Ake, who sealed a permanent move to Bournemouth earlier this summer, believes that the central defender will move into the dugout once his playing days are over.

He told the Mirror: "There were a lot of players who helped me, who were talking to me, at Chelsea...