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title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 22nd August 2018"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/22/aston-villa-morning-news-round-up-22nd-august-2018/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2018-08-22T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-08-22T07:30:00Z"
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# Aston Villa morning news round-up – 22nd 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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### [Five Premier League loan signings Aston Villa could make before the deadline](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/21/five-premier-league-loan-signings-aston-villa-could-make-before-the-deadline/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/08/861243596-300x300.jpg)

A glance at Fulham's squad from last year will tell you a critical part of any Championship promotion-winning side is its strength in depth.\
A 46 … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/21/five-premier-league-loan-signings-aston-villa-could-make-before-the-deadline/)

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### [Villa linked with moves for Bolasie and Targett](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/21/villa-linked-with-moves-for-bolasie-and-targett/)

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Aston Villa will rival Middlesbrough in the race for both Matt Targett and Yannick Bolasie, according to Graeme Bailey of The Gambling … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/21/villa-linked-with-moves-for-bolasie-and-targett/)

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### [Bruce unconvinced by Villa's prospects of landing Long](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/21/bruce-unconvinced-by-villas-prospects-of-landing-long/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/08/904508844-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce is not convinced that he will be able to lure Shane Long away from Southampton on loan this month, according to a … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/21/bruce-unconvinced-by-villas-prospects-of-landing-long/)

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### [Yannick Bolasie holds positive talks with Aston Villa](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/21/yannick-bolasie-holds-positive-talks-with-aston-villa/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/08/940551046-3-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa appear to have moved ahead of Middlesbrough in the race to sign Yannick Bolasie on loan from Everton.\
According to claims from … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/21/yannick-bolasie-holds-positive-talks-with-aston-villa/)

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