Aston Villa can confirm that Matt Targett has completed a permanent move to Newcastle United for a fee of £15m.
Targett became a Villan in the summer of 2019 soon after the Play-Off Final victory and quickly established himself as first-choice left back under Dean Smith.
He made 32 appearances in his maiden 2019/20 season with the club and went on to appear 38 times in the 2020/21 campaign where he ended the season as Players’ Player of the Year.
After 19 appearances last term, he joined Newcastle on loan in January with an option for the Toon to make his move permanent in the summer, which they have now triggered.
Matt is very popular with players and staff alike and he will always have many friends at Aston Villa.
We would like to wish Matt all the very best in the next phase of his career.
