Steve Borg returns with Valletta

Malta international defender Steve Borg will be returning with Valletta after spending last season with Aris Limassol in Cyprus, helping them to retain their top division status. Borg agreed to a five-year deal with the Citizens.

A product of Mosta, he made his Premier League debut in season 2005/06. He was transferred to Valletta in 2009 and since then won three Premier League titles, two FA Trophies and three Super Cups with the Citizens.

This is the second signing for Valletta this close season after securing the services of twenty-seven year old Argentine defender Leandro Damián Aguirre.

Aguirre started his career with Boca Juniors before moving to Aldosivi in the Argentine second division where he spent before joining Independiente Rivadavia, also in the second division.