Aston Villa are expecting Al Hilal to return with an improved offer for Ollie Watkins after turning down a proposal worth close to £40m for the forward. The Saudi Arabian club want to sign Villa’s leading Premier League scorer, who has recorded at least 10 league goals in each of his six seasons since arriving […]
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Kosta Nedeljkovic has completed a season-long loan move from Aston Villa to Rangers, who have a “conditional obligation” to sign the 20-year-old Serbian defender permanently. The right-back agreed to join Aston Villa from Red Star Belgrade in January before officially moving in the summer of 2024. He later spent two separate loan periods with RB […]
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Aston Villa are nearing an agreement to recruit Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki as uncertainty grows over Emi Martinez’s future. The Japan international has emerged as one of Villa’s preferred options if Martinez leaves this summer, and negotiations over a deal believed to be worth about £30m are moving forward. Although Suzuki was born in the […]
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The familiar signs came first: a broad grin, a roar of emotion, a raised fist and teammates rushing over to celebrate. Then 17-year-old Brian Madjo revealed the deeper meaning behind the moment. Having scored his first Aston Villa goal 45 minutes into a remarkable debut, he placed his hands behind his back before forcefully breaking […]
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Arsenal have renewed their pursuit of Aston Villa centre-back Ezri Konsa. The 28-year-old remains on holiday following the World Cup and has not joined Villa’s squad for Wednesday’s Super Cup fixture against Paris St-Germain. An earlier attempt by the Gunners to sign Konsa this summer failed to progress. The London side were prepared to offer […]
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Wednesday’s meeting between Villa and PSG will be a rematch of their 2024-25 Champions League quarter-final. Villa lost the opening leg 3-1 at the Parc des Princes and later found themselves 5-1 down overall in Birmingham, but they came remarkably close to producing a major upset. After falling two goals behind on the night, they […]
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Crystal Palace are negotiating a deal to bring Evann Guessand back on a season-long loan from Aston Villa. The 25-year-old Ivory Coast attacker spent the latter half of last season at Selhurst Park and helped the team lift the Conference League trophy in May. Guessand arrived at Villa in August last year, but struggled to […]
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France defender Lucas Digne has finalised his transfer from Aston Villa to reigning European champions Paris St-Germain. The 33-year-old left-back has agreed to a three-year contract at the Parc des Princes. Digne initially played for PSG early in his career, spending three years there before joining Villa from Everton in 2022. He is heading back […]
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A fresh-looking Aston Villa side will emerge under Unai Emery this season. Tuesday’s 4-2 loss against Real Sociedad will have frustrated their demanding head coach, although he still has ample time to sharpen the Europa League champions before the new season begins. With Brian Madjo, George Hemmings and Modou Cisse all expected to remain involved […]
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Chelsea have opened discussions over a deal for highly rated set-piece specialist Austin MacPhee from Aston Villa, although they face rival interest from other Premier League sides and clubs in the Saudi Pro League. Villa would be entitled to compensation if MacPhee departs, as his current agreement is believed to contain a fixed release clause. […]
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