Aston Villa snap up right-back Lowton from Sheffield United for £3m

Aston Villa have signed highly-rated defender Matthew Lowton from League One club Sheffield United for a fee of £3million.
Lowton, who can play across the back line but is most comfortable at right-back, only signed a new deal at Bramall Lane last year.

Signing on: Lowton has joined Villa for £3million

 

The 23-year-old has been a regular at Sheffield United for the past two seasons and his move fuels speculation that Alan Hutton could be heading for the Villa Park exit door.
New Villa boss Paul Lambert has already moved quickly to strengthen his squad at Villa Park by bringing Karim El Ahmadi to the Premier League from Feyenoord.

The season starts here: Paul Lambert oversees a training session with Aston Villa