Antonio Luna has departed Aston Villa to end a disappointing spell at the club after he sealed a move back to Spain with La Liga side Eibar.
Bright start to Villa career
The left-back signed for former manager Paul Lambert on a three-year deal with the club in 2013, joining from perennial Europa League champions Sevilla, and he scored on his debut in a memorable 3-1 win on the opening day of the season over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
After being picked regularly in the first half of his first season at Villa Park, Luna did not play again after an outing against Liverpool in January 2014.
Disappointing moves and performances
Luna was loaned to Seria A outfit Verona last summer after being deemed surplus to requirements at Villa Park, but he did not make a single appearance for the Italian side and subsequently made another step down in another loan move to Seria B side Spezia Calcio.
His time there was hugely disappointing too as he only made four appearances for the Italian second division side and was given a ban after seeing red in only his second outing of the season.
This brings an end to Luna's chapter at Villa Park, a player who the fans dubbed "Tony Moon" soon after he arrived at the club. It is also the departure of another Lambert signing, with Matthew Lowton and Nicklas Helenius leaving recently to relegated Burnley and Aalborg respectively.
Luna returns to his native Spain
Luna has now moved back to La Liga after agreeing a two-year contract with Eibar, who finished a lowly 18th and only narrowly escaped relegation thanks to Elche's demotion from the top flight last season.
Villa confirmed his departure on Twitter, tweeting their wishes of the "best of luck for the future" to their departing player.
