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Grant Holt 'couldn't turn Aston Villa down'

Grant Holt admits that he could not refuse the opportunity to join Aston Villa on loan.

Grant Holt has admitted that he could not turn down the chance to join Aston Villa on loan.

The Wigan Athletic striker, 32, signed a temporary deal with the Premier League club on Tuesday after undergoing a medical.

Holt will spend the rest of the season at Villa Park.

"It's a massive opportunity for me personally, an opportunity I couldn't turn down," he told the club's official website.

"To be able to come back into the Premier League, especially at a club as big as Villa, is fantastic and it's a an opportunity for me to work with the gaffer and his staff again as well.

"We all know this is a club in transition but we're making progress this season. We've got a lot of young lads at the club who are doing fantastic and I'm really delighted to be a part of it and to be able to lend a hand."

Villa continue their Premier League campaign on Saturday when they face Liverpool at Anfield.

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