"Aston Villa" club strengthened by a member of the Bulgarian national team © EuroFootball.com

The "Aston Villa" club from Birmingham has announced its first summer acquisition.

This player is the Bulgarian national team footballer Aleksandar Tonev, who has so far played for the Polish team "Lech" Poznan.

The 23-year-old right-back was also interested in the services of the Bremen "Werder" and Glasgow "Celtic" clubs, but A. Tonev chose to play in England.

According to reports, the acquisition of this footballer was recommended by former "Aston Villa" team captain Stiliyan Petrov.

For the team coached by Paul Lambert, this player will cost 2.5 million pounds sterling.