Matt Targett: Aston Villa sign defender from Southampton
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Matt Targett made 21 appearances for the Saints in all competitions in 2018-19
Aston Villa have signed Southampton left-back Matt Targett for an undisclosed fee.
Targett, 23, has ended a 15-year association with his boyhood club to join Dean Smith's Villa side, who were promoted to the Premier League in May.
"Aston Villa is a club on the up, definitely. Dean, the gaffer, is building something special here," Targett told the club website., external
Targett made 21 appearances for the Saints in all competitions in 2018-19.
Smith said: "We're very pleased to have Matt join us. He's a player we have been looking at for a considerable amount of time.
"He fits our criteria of being a young player with experience of playing in the Premier League and having the potential to develop further."
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