In comments on Monday in the run-up to Tuesday's Premier League game against Manchester United, Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier confirmed that United States National Team and Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielder Michael Bradley is expected to join Villa on loan for the rest of the season. "Bradley will be signing, hopefully," Houllier said. The deadline for transfers and loan deals is today.
UPDATE: Aston Villa officially announced the deal later on Monday.
"Within the last week or so I heard that the manager was interested in bringing me here," Bradley told his new club's official site. "From the moment I heard that, I was really excited and really just hoping that everything could get done. For me, the Premier League is the best league in the world. You watch a game in the Premier League and the speed of the game, the pace and the power all stand out. To have the opportunity to come here and test myself at the highest level, week in and week out, is incredible and to try to take the things I do as a player and make them count at the highest level - it's a great challenge."
