<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Aston Villa have signed 19-year-old winger Adama Traore from European champions Barcelona on a five-year contract, the two clubs announced on Friday.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Barcelona said that Villa would pay an initial 10 million euros ($11.1m, A?7.1m), potentially rising to 12 million euros, and that the Catalan club would retain a buy-back option for the next three years.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"He's someone I have been tracking for a long time," Villa manager Tim Sherwood told the club website after Traore became his 10th signing of the transfer window.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"He's physically a man, and he has been for some time. He's a big powerful boy, very quick, dynamic and a maverick-type player. Those players are few and far between.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We're delighted he has chosen Villa to continue his development."</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Adama Traore is a product of the famous La Masia</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Born in Spain to Malian parents, Traore joined Barcelona's youth set-up at the age of eight and made four senior appearances for the club, scoring one goal. He has been capped by Spain at youth level.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"It's an honour for me to come here," Traore said. "It's a club that showed interest in me from the first moment and made me feel important in terms of their project.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I have spoken to the manager and have a very good impression of him and what he wants from me. All this have made this club my top attraction.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I would also like to express my gratitude to everyone at FC Barcelona for helping me develop as a player and as a person."</p> . <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> <!--Article End-->