BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) – Aston Villa signed former Spain and Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina on loan from AC Milan until the end of the season on Monday.
Villa, which is in the relegation zone in the English Premier League, made the move for the 37-year-old Reina after first-choice goalkeeper Tom Heaton was ruled out for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.
Reina, who was in Spain's 2010 World Cup-winning squad, played for Liverpool from 2005-13, before spells with Napoli, Bayern Munich and most recently Milan.
''We've managed to secure a player in Pepe who has a wealth of Premier League experience,'' Villa manager Dean Smith said.