JAMES CHESTER has completed his move to Aston Villa – but is sweating on making a debut against Rotherham tomorrow.
Chester passed a medical and sealed a £6million move across the West Midlands from West Brom this lunchtime.
James Chester completed £6million move to Aston Villa
But the club were trying to get all the paperwork completed by noon in time for the Wales defender to make his Villa Park debut.
Defender Chester starred for Wales in this summer’s European Championships but found first team chances hard to come by.
He was wanted earlier this summer by top flight clubs such as Middlesbrough, having joined West Brom last summer from Hull for £8m.
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Chester hoped to be registered in time to face Rotherham on Saturday
And Villa are moving fast to strengthen their squad after a shaky start to the season.
Boss Roberto di Matteo has targeted Cardiff midfielder Aron Gunnarsson, the long throw specialist who helped knock England out of the Euros.
Di Matteo wants the tough tackling star to add some steel to a Villa side fast being seen as a soft touch.
Aron Gunnarsson of Iceland is also in Villa’s sights
Mile Jedinak, former Crystal Palace captain, is also top of the list
The Villa boss wants Crystal Palace’s Mile Jedinak who has lost the club captaincy at Selhurst Park.
But if he decides stay and challenge for a place in a Premier League side, then di Matteo will turn to Gunnarsson, 27.
Di Matteo also wants to take full-back Ritchie de Laet from Leicester in a £2.5million deal.
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