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title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 5th October 2018"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/05/aston-villa-morning-news-round-up-5th-october-2018/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2018-10-05T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-10-05T07:30:00Z"
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# Aston Villa morning news round-up – 5th October 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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### [Aston Villa still working on move to sign Scott McKenna](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/04/aston-villa-still-working-on-move-to-sign-scott-mckenna/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/10/994600762-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa are still working on a move to sign Aberdeen defender Scott McKenna, despite Steve Bruce's sacking, as per a report from Pete … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/04/aston-villa-still-working-on-move-to-sign-scott-mckenna/)

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### [Villa stars Abraham and Grealish express frustration at Bruce sacking](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/04/villa-stars-abraham-and-grealish-express-frustration-at-bruce-sacking/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/10/1042578120-1-300x300.jpg)

Villa stars Tammy Abraham have expressed their frustration to Steve Bruce's sacking on Twitter.\
Bruce was sacked after two years in the job … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/04/villa-stars-abraham-and-grealish-express-frustration-at-bruce-sacking/)

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### [Villa owners want Rafa Benitez as new boss](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/04/villa-owners-want-rafa-benitez-as-new-boss/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/10/1009068050-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa's owners are reportedly looking to appoint Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez as their new boss, according to The Mirror.\
Benitez' Newcastle … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/04/villa-owners-want-rafa-benitez-as-new-boss/)

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### [Dean Smith dismisses Aston Villa links](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/04/dean-smith-dismisses-aston-villa-links/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/10/1044727898-1-300x300.jpg)

The favourite for the Aston Villa job, Dean Smith, has dismissed links to the job as just "speculation".

According to the Express and Star, the … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/04/dean-smith-dismisses-aston-villa-links/)

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