David Villa to sign for Atletico Madrid

David Villa is on his way to Atletico Madrid

Barcelona have announced that they have agreed a deal in principle to sell David Villa to Atletico Madrid, with the transfer fee to be rising upto 5.1 million Euros, and Barcelona having the right of 50% of any future sell on fee.

Atletico were looking to find a striker to replace Radamel Falcao, whom they sold to AS Monaco. Villa is Spain’s all-time top scorer with 56 goals from 92 appearances, but has struggled with injuries recently, and also found opportunities limited in the Barcelona team. Switching to Atletico will give Villa a better chance of first-team action.

The striker has been targetted by Tottenham Hotspur in this transfer window, and was pursued by Arsenal in the winter transfer window.

Source: FC Barcelona