On this day in 2000: Aston Villa sign Juan Pablo Angel for club-record fee

Aston Villa signed Colombia international Juan Pablo Angel from River Plate for a then club-record £9.5million transfer fee on this day in 2000. The striker arrived at Villa Park from Argentinian outfit River Plate, eclipsing the £7m paid for Stan Collymore in 1997. Angel was signed having scored 17 goals in 17 games for River […]