{"id":271700,"date":"2025-07-18T09:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/271700\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T09:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:40:15","slug":"aston-villa-complete-another-transfer-as-manager-delights-at-really-important-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/271700\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa complete another transfer as manager delights at ‘really important signing’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Villa have completed more summer transfer window business<\/p>\n

07:37, 18 Jul 2025Updated 07:42, 18 Jul 2025<\/p>\n

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Aston Villa<\/a>\u2019s Sil Swinkels has joined Exeter City on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n

The club confirmed the 21-year-old defender\u2019s move in a statement.<\/p>\n

It is the second loan transfer of his career, having spent the second half of last season at Bristol Rovers.<\/p>\n

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell said: \u201cSil is a young centre-half we have been chasing all summer, from his loan at Bristol Rovers last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a difficult time there in terms of the team, but we feel that experience will stand him in good stead and we believe he will have a big impact to play for us as both a centre back and left centre back.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a really important signing for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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