Villa Sign Harewood

Aston Villa have signed Marlon Harewood for an undisclosed fee. Harewood had undergone a medical with Wigan at the weekend and was close to signing before Martin O'Neil stepped in.

Harewood is O'Neil's second signing of the summer, having also bought Nigel Reo-Coker. It seems that Villa are intent on recreating West Ham's nearly relegated team of last season.

Harewood scored 56 goals in 178 games for West Ham but only scored four times in the league last season and ended the season as the third choice striker behind Tevez and Zamora.