Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of 25-year-old Barnsley captain and playmaker Conor Hourihan via Twitter. It was originally thought that the switch was held up as Barnsley ramped up their pursuit of a replacement for their captain, but the deal has gone through regardless. Villa boss Steve Bruce knows the Irish playmaker well, having coached him at Sunderland and it's thought that his mind was made up after watching Hourihane's match-winning performance against Leeds on Saturday...
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