The Prince of Wales has visited a Wetherspoon pub to enjoy a pint with fellow Aston Villa fans, chatting about the club ahead of their upcoming match. Prince William joined eight supporters around a group of tables at the Birmingham pub,

Prince William dropped into a pub to share a drink with a group of fellow Aston Villa fans ahead of their Premier League clash with Everton on Wednesday.Villa are eighth in the Premier league table ahead of their match against struggling Everton at Goodison Park.

The future king arranged to meet a group of Aston Villa fans at the pub chain near New Street station in Birmingham with the group of supporters left amazed by the amount of questions he asked

"This victory is very important. We have started the year winning at home, in the Premier League and in the FA Cup. Away, we were in a bad spell and had to break it."

Aston Villa signed Netherlands forward Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund for a reported fee of 21 million pounds ($25.6 million) on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Malen had 18 months of his contract remaining at Dortmund.

Aston Villa bolstered their attacking options on Tuesday with the signing of Dutch international Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund."Aston Villa is delighted to announce the signing of Dutch international Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund,