Villa seal Heskey deal

Aston Villa tonight completed the signing of England striker Emile Heskey from Wigan in a £3.5m deal.

Fri, 23 Jan, 2009 - 18:01

Aston Villa tonight completed the signing of England striker Emile Heskey from Wigan in a £3.5m deal.

Heskey has been reunited with his former Leicester boss Martin O’Neill after signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.

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