Unai Emery remains composed. Although he reacts passionately to every moment from the technical area, Aston Villa’s squad knows him as one of the calmest figures behind the scenes. He is often more critical after a win than after a loss. John McGinn recalls an incident early in Emery’s nearly four-year spell when the manager […]
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Aston Villa’s transfer strategy remains complicated, with Ollie Watkins nearing an exit and Nicolas Jackson expected to join. Crystal Palace are attempting to disrupt Villa’s pursuit of Club Brugge centre-back Joel Ordóñez, having opened negotiations for the Ecuador international. That development has prompted Unai Emery’s side to explore other options, including West Ham defender Jean-Claire […]
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Unai Emery did little to dismiss suggestions that Ollie Watkins had made himself unavailable for Aston Villa’s chastening 4-0 loss to Brighton at the Amex on Sunday. Injuries to Brian Madjo and Tammy Abraham left the head coach short of attacking options, yet Watkins was still omitted from the matchday squad as the England forward […]
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Aston Villa have seen an offer of approximately £18m, plus additional payments, turned down by Southampton for defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis. Villa are seeking reinforcements as England international Ezri Konsa prepares to complete a transfer to Arsenal for a fee exceeding £50m. Harwood-Bellis joined Southampton in 2023, initially on a temporary deal, and has made one […]
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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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