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title: "Villa and Celtic battle for signing, Forest swoop for defender and more: Aston Villa news round-up"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2018/06/13/villa-and-celtic-battle-for-signing-forest-swoop-for-defender-and-more-aston-villa-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2018-06-13T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-06-13T07:30:00Z"
---

# Villa and Celtic battle for signing, Forest swoop for defender and more: Aston Villa news round-up

The news cycle surrounding Aston Villa never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Club confirm Wyness' departure](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/06/12/club-confirm-wyness-departure/)

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Aston Villa have confirmed the departure of chief executive Keith Wyness, via their official club website.Wyness leaves the club following the … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/06/12/club-confirm-wyness-departure/)

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### [Villa ready to rival Celtic for John McGinn deal](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/06/12/villa-ready-to-rival-celtic-for-john-mcginn-deal/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/06/939328764-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa will rival both Celtic and Rangers for the signature of John McGinn this summer, according to the Daily Record.\
The cash-strapped … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/06/12/villa-ready-to-rival-celtic-for-john-mcginn-deal/)

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### [Nottingham Forest swoop for Alan Hutton](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/06/12/nottingham-forest-swoop-for-alan-hutton/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/06/962711270-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa defender Alan Hutton appears to be close to agreeing a deal with Nottingham Forest.\
The Scotsman becomes a free agent as of the end of … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/06/12/nottingham-forest-swoop-for-alan-hutton/)

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