{
  "id": 1902570,
  "title": "Aston Villa confirm double signing of Zion Suzuki and Matteo Ruggeri",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/aston-villa-confirm-double-signing-of-zion-suzuki-and-matteo-ruggeri",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/aston-villa-confirm-double-signing-092500191.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aston Villa has bolstered their squad by signing goalkeeper Zion Suzuki and left-back Matteo Ruggeri. The 23-year-old Japanese international Suzuki, who previously played for Serie A club Parma, has joined the English Premier League side for a reported £30 million fee. With uncertainty surrounding Emiliano Martínez’s future following his proposed move to Juventus falling through, Aston Villa view Suzuki as a long-term option to compete for the starting goalkeeper position. The Italian side also secured the services of 24-year-old defender Matteo Ruggeri from Atlético Madrid for around £17 million. Ruggeri, who previously made over 100 appearances for Atalanta, joins Villa to fill the void left by Lucas Digne, who recently returned to Paris Saint-Germain. Both new signings are expected to be involved in Aston Villa's upcoming Premier League matches, including their opening fixture against Brighton on Sunday.",
  "summary": "Aston Villa have strengthened their squad with the arrivals of goalkeeper Zion Suzuki and left-back Matteo Ruggeri.Suzuki has joined from Serie A side Parma for a fee understood to be around £30 mill...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/aston-villa-might-have-to-take-on-obligation-to-buy-with-bayern",
        "published": "2026-08-18T23:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Zion Suzuki joins Aston Villa, becomes first Japanese goalkeeper in Premier League",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/zion-suzuki-joins-aston-villa-becomes-first-japanese-goalkeeper-in",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:01:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Nedeljkovic joins Rangers from Aston Villa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nedeljkovic-joins-rangers-from-aston-villa-1909574",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:25:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Football: Japan keeper Suzuki joins Aston Villa in Premier League",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/football-japan-keeper-suzuki-joins-aston-villa-in-premier-league",
        "published": "2026-08-19T11:00:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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