MADRID: Barcelona have moved quickly to reinforce their squad snapping up Spain striker David Villa (pic) from Valencia for €40mil yesterday, three days after winning a second consecutive La Liga title.
After a board meeting at Valencia in the morning, their president Manuel Llorente said they had accepted Barca’s offer for the striker who scored 21 league goals last season to finish his fifth consecutive campaign as the club’s top scorer.
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