ASTON VILLA COMPLETE SIGNING OF FORMER WEST HAM UNITED DEFENDER PARKER

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Aston Villa have completed the signing of former West Ham United defender Lucy Parker on a free transfer

FAWSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Villans this morning.

Parker joins Aston Villa after leaving former club West Ham United last week upon the expiry of her contract at The Chigwell Construction Stadium. The player has signed a two-year deal with The Villans with the option of a further year.

After starting out with Arsenal, Parker played college football in America with LSU Tigers and UCLA Bruins. She returned to England in 2021 with West Ham United. The 24-year-old made 28 appearances for The Hammers in the Barclays Women’s Super League.

On the international stage, Parker has been called up into the England squad but she is still awaiting her senior debut for the Lionesses.

After securing Parker’s services for Aston Villa, head coach Carla Ward said “Lucy is someone we’ve tracked for some time and we know we had a lot of competition to sign her.

“She’s a front-footed ball-playing centre-half and is someone who will add a lot of quality to our defensive unit.”

Parker becomes Aston Villa’s second signing of the summer transfer window.

I am the editor and owner of FAWSL Full-Time magazine. I have been reporting on men’s and women’s football at various levels since summer 2015. Some of the events which I have reported from include the 2017 UEFA Women’s European Championship, 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, SSE Women’s FA Cup final, Emirates FA Cup final, UEFA Europa League, English Football League and various international matches.

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Villarreal CEO Fernando Roig insists that Pau Torres is not yet an Aston Villa player even if there are ‘negotiations’ underway with the Premier League outfit. 

It is a weeIn the subsequent seven days, however, official confirmation has not been forthcoming. Not that there appears to be anything to worry about just yet. Torres, Romano adds, is on honeymoon with his wife, and will finally put pen to paper with the Villa Park outfit when he returns. k now since Fabrizio Romano uttered those three immortal words.

“Pau Torres deal, not in danger at all,” Romano says. “The agreement has been completed/sealed between Villarreal and Aston Villa.

“He will return in the next (few) days, and then travel to England to undergo medicals and sign with Villa.”

Villarreal are expected to bring in around £35 million via Torres’ sale (The Guardian).

The Spain international turned down Tottenham Hotspur in 2021 but, with just 12 months left on his contract, is relishing the idea of reuniting with a coach who guided the Castellon side to the semi-finals of the Champions League, Unai Emery’s team defeating Atalanta, Bayern Munich and Juventus on route to the last four.

Roig has confirmed that talks between Villarreal and Aston Villa have taken place. But he insists that things are maybe not quite as advanced, at this stage, as Romano suggests.

“Until we signed off (on Torres’ transfer), I can’t confirm anything,” the CEO tells El Periodico de Mediterraneo.

“We give the news only when it is confirmed. There are negotiations, but nothing closed.”

26-year-old Torres, a cultured, left-footed centre-half, feels like a massive coup for an Aston Villa side who finally have the elite-level coach required to make good on their lofty ambitions and their big-spending ways.

“Good player,” former England midfielder Danny Murphy tells talkSPORT (28 June, 12pm).

“That would be a hell of a signing. (Torres is) a lovely footballer. Good size, (he’s got) presence.”