Aston Villa have signed defender Chris Samba on a one-year deal.
The 33-year-old was a free agent after leaving Greek side Panathinaikos in January, and has been training with Villa for the last few months.
The former Blackburn Rovers centre-half trained with the squad in Portugal during the club's pre-season training camp and also helped the team keep two clean sheets in friendlies against Telford and Walsall.
'It’s a big season as everyone knows and if I can play my part in making it successful, I will be very happy,' he told the club website.