Olsen joins Aston Villa from Roma on permanent basis

New signing Robin Olsen of Aston Villa poses for pictures at Bodymoor Heath training ground on January 18, 2022 in Birmingham, England.

Villa boss Steven Gerrard
has moved quickly to strengthen his squad ahead of next season, and the
32-year-old Olsen joins Philippe Coutinho, Boubacar Kamara and Diego Carlos in
joining the club.

Olsen spent the second half
of the recently-completed season on loan at Villa Park, having started the
campaign at Sheffield United, and acted as understudy to Emiliano Martinez.

The Swede, who has been
capped 57 times by his country, made his Villa debut on the final day of the
Premier League campaign but was mobbed at full-time by Manchester City fans who
flooded onto the pitch to celebrate their title win.

Villa, who announced their
latest signing on Saturday morning, have not disclosed the length of Olsen’s
contract.