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Vicente Iborra ends stay at Leicester as he joins Villarreal on four-and-a-half-year contract

Leicester midfielder Vicente Iborra has joined Villarreal for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club have announced.

The 30-year-old Spaniard joined Leicester from Sevilla in the summer of 2017 and went on to make 37 appearances for the Foxes.

Iborra has agreed a four-and-half-year contract with Villarreal that ties him to the La Liga club until June 2023, the Spanish side detailed on their website.

Vicente Iborra (left) has cut short his time at Leicester as he returns to La Liga with Villarreal

Iborra struggled to secure a regular spot in the side and was reduced to cameo roles or cup competitions to show his abilities.