Aston Villa sign Amalie Vangsgaard from Juventus

Aston Villa have completed the signing of forward Amalie Vangsgaard from Juventus.

>Vangsgaard joins the club after two seasons with the Italian side after having previously featured for Paris Saint-Germain, Linköping, and Nordsjaelland.

>The 29-year-old becomes Villa's third signing of the summer so far following the arrivals of Mia McAulay from Rangers and Kamilla Melgård from Madrid CFF.

>"I am very happy and very excited for this new adventure, I can’t wait," Vangsgaard said after joining from the Italian side for an undisclosed fee.

>"I think it’s a very strong league… I’m very excited to get into the football world of England.

>"I think the whole project around Aston Villa is really cool. The goals they have for the future is a cool journey to be jumping on to. I’ll do my best to get as high in the league as possible.

>"It's very motivating to hear about Aston Villa and the plans and the players and staff. I'm really looking forward to it."

>Last season, Vangsgaard played 34 times for Juve in all competitions, netting eight times.