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Ryan Bertrand has today (Friday) completed a loan move to Aston Villa until the end of the season.
[size=1.2em]So far this campaign
the Academy product has made three appearances, taking his Chelsea total to 57 games.
[size=1.2em]Bertrand has one England cap, making his debut against Italy in 2012, and also represented Great Britain at that summer's Olympic Games.
[size=1.2em]The 24-year-old has seen his club involvement limited this season due to the form of
Cesar Azpilicueta and
Ashley Cole in his favoured left-back position.
[size=1.2em]He has previously enjoyed several loan spells, including at Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic, Norwich City, Reading and Nottingham Forest, having arrived at Stamford Bridge from Gillingham in 2005.
[size=1.2em]He made his Chelsea debut in April 2011, and just over a year later lifted the Champions League on his first European outing for the club. He remains the only player ever to make his debut in the final of the competition.
[size=1.2em]Aston Villa currently sit 11th in the Barclays Premier League, and travel to Liverpool tomorrow evening, a game for which Bertrand will be eligible.
[size=1.2em]We wish Ryan well for the rest of the season and you can keep up with his progress here on the official Chelsea website.