A Roma announced on Tuesday the loan of Robin Olsen to Aston Villa until the end of the season with an option to buy. The 32-year-old Swedish goalkeeper was temporarily linked to Sheffield United, also from England.
“I waited for a few days to come here. So when I woke up this morning and knew I was going to sign for the club, I was very happy. When I first heard from my agent, I decided that I would do what I could to change clubs and sign for Villa.”
The team coached by Steven Gerrard has the Argentine Emiliano Martínez in the goal. Highlight and starter, he played 20 games this season. Besides him, the legend of Liverpool also works with Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho, who belongs to Barcelona, recently signed a loan and scored on his debut.
Olsen achieved prominence when he was older, in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2018, he was sold to Roma for nine million euros, but he did not establish himself as a starter – he played 35 games in 2018/19. After being loaned out to Cagliari and Everton, he played for Sheffield United this season: he took the field 11 times in the English second division. already by swedish national team, played 53 games.
Coming from a draw with Manchester United 2-2, Aston Villa is 13th in the Premier League after 20 duels and adds 23 points. The team returns to the field on Saturday, at 9:30 am (Brasília time), when they visit Everton.
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