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title: "Villa target Rodon signs new deal with Swansea"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2018-11-02T22:01:40Z"
modified: "2018-11-02T22:01:40Z"
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# Villa target Rodon signs new deal with Swansea

Aston Villa have been dealt a transfer blow with reported target Joe Rodon having signed a new deal with Swansea City.

The Wales Under-21 international had been linked with a move to the Villans, after impressing so far this season for the Swans.

Villa have just James Chester and Axel Tuanzebe as the only natural centre- backs in their squad, and new boss Dean Smith is keen to strengthen in that position in January.

![Harry Trump/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/11/1023195206.jpg)

However he will now be forced to look elsewhere, with Rodon having put pen to paper on a new four-year deal.

The 21-year old claimed to have been aware of transfer speculation linking him with a move to Villa Park, but the former Cheltenham Town loanee thought that staying in South Wales would be the best option for his career.