Villa snap up Beye

English Premier League side Aston Villa signed Senegalese international defender Habib Beye from relegated Newcastle on Friday on a three-year deal, the Premier League club confirmed.
The 31-year-old had appeared to be on the brink of joining Hull City on Thursday before Villa boss Martin O'Neill made his move.
Beye, who spent four years with Marseille before joining Newcastle in 2007, is Villa's third major signing of the summer, following Stewart Downing from Middlesbrough and Fabian Delph, who was tempted away from Leeds.
"I think Villa is a great football club," Beye told the club's official website.
"I was really happy when my agent told me Villa were interested. I just said 'Get it done'. I wanted to sign for this club.
"It's going to be great working for Martin O'Neill because Villa have a great team. I am so proud now to play here.
"It was important for me to stay in the Premier League and I am really happy I have with Villa. Newcastle are a massive club but everybody knows the problems at the moment."