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Aston Villa sign Belgian defender Ritchie De Laet from Leicester

Football Soccer - Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough - Sky Bet Football League Championship - Macron Stadium - 15/16 - 16/4/16Middlesbrough's Ritchie de LaetMandatory Credit: Action Images / Ed SykesEDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture...

Aston Villa have signed defender Ritchie De Laet from Premier League champions Leicester City on a three-year contract.

"I'm pleased to have brought Ritchie to the club," manager Roberto Di Matteo told second-tier Villa's website (www.avfc.co.uk) on Tuesday.

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