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Aston Villa snap up Premier League title-winner Ritchie De Laet from Leicester City

Aston Villa have signed defender Ritchie De Laet from Leicester on a three-year deal, the Sky Bet Championship club have announced.

The 27-year-old Belgian joins Villa for an undisclosed fee, having last season helped Leicester win the Premier League title while also being part of the Middlesbrough squad that won promotion to the top flight.

De Laet spent the first half of the campaign at the King Power Stadium, making 12 league appearances for the title-winning Foxes, before joining Championship side Boro on loan in February.

Ritchie De Laet models his new club colours after signing a three-year deal with Aston Villa
Ritchie De Laet models his new club colours after signing a three-year deal with Aston Villa
De Laet won the Premier League with Leicester and promotion at Middlesbrough last term
De Laet won the Premier League with Leicester and promotion at Middlesbrough last term
The doubly successful Belgian's new employers hope he applies his Midas touch to Villa Park
The doubly successful Belgian's new employers hope he applies his Midas touch to Villa Park

In total De Laet made 129 appearances for Leicester in four years after joining from Manchester United, while also winning promotion to the Premier League with the Foxes in 2014.