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title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 3rd August 2018"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/03/aston-villa-morning-news-round-up-3rd-august-2018/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2018-08-03T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-08-03T07:30:00Z"
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# Aston Villa morning news round-up – 3rd August 2018

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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### [Villa reportedly make offer for Barcelona's Yerry Mina](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/02/villa-reportedly-make-offer-for-barcelonas-yerry-mina/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/08/990949796-300x300.jpg)

Reports from Italy suggest that Aston Villa have made an offer for Barcelona outcast Yerry Mina.\
The defender, who has been linked with high profile … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/02/villa-reportedly-make-offer-for-barcelonas-yerry-mina/)

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### [Bruce eager to see Snodgrass return to Villa Park](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/02/bruce-eager-to-see-snodgrass-return-to-villa-park/)

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Steve Bruce is reportedly very keen to welcome Robert Snodgrass back to Villa Park for the 2018-19 season.

The Scotsman secured a loan move to … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/02/bruce-eager-to-see-snodgrass-return-to-villa-park/)

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### [Villa defender Chester claims he was never going to leave](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/02/villa-defender-chester-claims-he-was-never-going-to-leave/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/08/941602804-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa defender James Chester has no desire to leave the club this summer, having spoken out about how much he is enjoying his time at Villa … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/02/villa-defender-chester-claims-he-was-never-going-to-leave/)

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