Milner joins Villa

lil eva · Milner joins Villa

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Newcastle winger James Milner on a four-year contract.

The England Under-21 international has put pen to paper on a deal which will keep him at Villa Park until the summer of 2012.

Milner underwent a medical at Bodymoor Heath, and has made the move from the north-east for a fee believed to be in the region of £10million.

Milner spent the entire 2005-06 campaign on loan at Villa, and a permanent deal was set to go through in August 2006.

But Newcastle pulled out of the deal at the 11th hour after failing at that stage to sign Mark Viduka.

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan said: "He's a player, in an ideal world, you would not want to lose, but I just want to make it absolutely clear that at the end of the day, it was my decision to sell him.

"We got an offer that I feel was his value. We are all aware James has had a difficult time - he almost signed for them once before and was dragged back.

"But he has always behaved impeccably. He's a fantastic professional, and there's no doubt about it, they've got an outstanding player and we have got to move on."

I hope Leeds had a sell on clause when they sold him

lil eva

Milner did have a sell on clause in his contract,so Leeds will get a fee next week