"Villarreal" signed a contract with veteran Mellberg © EuroFootball.com

Managers quickly found a replacement for the defender Cristian Zapata, who left the team "Milan" under a rental agreement - the veteran Olof Mellberg joined the team, replacing the second strongest player in the Spanish league.

The center-back, who has been a free agent and played his last game for the Swedish national team at Euro 2012, signed a one-year contract with the "yellow submarines".

The 34-year-old former player of Turin's "Juventus" and Birmingham's "Aston Villa" wore the jersey of Piraeus' "Olympiacos" team last season.