The defender joins Villa from Cordoba and has immediately set about getting to know his new surroundings.
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Crespo, a former Spain Under-21 global, has also played for Sevilla and Racing Santander as well as having spells in Italy with Padova, Bologna and Verona. I could think only with my mouth and make it an auction, but I don’t want to go against the kid.
“I believe fish and chips is a popular dish here – but I don’t think fries are suitable for professional footballers!”
It has been claimed that Berbatov has already held talks with Villa over personal terms and a transfer coming into fruition remains a possibility.
He starred for Tottenham Hotspur for two glittering seasons, before moving to Manchester United in 2008.
A move to Villa would reunite him with Villa boss Tim Sherwood, under whom he enjoyed some success at White Hart Lane. “He knows that Berbatov is still a top-class striker and he believes he can be the right man for Villa”, a source close to the player told Express Sport.
Villa officials are optimistic that the formalities will be completed in the next 48 hours as Sherwood looks to fill the void left by Christian Benteke’s £32.5m transfer to Liverpool.
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Adebayor fell out of favour when Andre Villas Boas was Tottenham head coach, but following the departure of the Portuguese and the appointment of Sherwood in November 2013, Adebayor was reinstated to the first team and scored 14 goals in 24 appearances.
