Aston Villa sign Ilori on loan from Liverpool

The 22-year-old defender has yet to make his senior debut for the Reds and will now spend the 2014-15 season at Villa Park, becoming the last signing of the club's summer

Aston Villa have completed the season-long loan signing of London-born Portuguese defender Tiago Ilori from Liverpool.

Ilori joined the Reds on transfer deadline day in 2013 but has yet to play for the Reds at senior level, having embarked on loan spells at Granada and Bordeaux, and made 12 Ligue 1 appearances for the French side in 2014-15.

Villa boss Tim Sherwood has embarked on a major recruitment drive this summer, signing the likes of Jordan Ayew, Rudy Gestede, Idrissa Gueye and Joleon Lescott, and has expressed his delight at acquiring Ilori.