"Aston Villa" purchased M. Laursen © EuroFootball.com

The club bought the first player for the new season - defender Martin Laursen from . The Italian club should receive 3 million pounds for the player.

Lately, Danes rarely played in the main squad of "Milan" club. However, Laursen is always invited to the Danish national team and will participate in this year's European Championship.

The 26-year-old defender has previously played for clubs like "Silkeborg", "Verona" and . The player was also interested in , , and "Feyenoord".