(Reuters) - Aston Villa signed last season's Europa League top scorer Libor Kozak from Lazio on Monday and allowed midfielder Stephen Ireland to rejoin his former boss Mark Hughes on loan at English Premier League rivals Stoke City.
Czech Republic striker Kozak, 24, who netted 10 times during Lazio's run to the quarter-finals of Europe's second-tier competition last season, has agreed a four-year deal with Villa.
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