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title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 18th January 2019"
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published: "2019-01-18T07:30:00Z"
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# Aston Villa morning news round-up – 18th January 2019

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 eyeing up move for Chelsea youngster Colkett](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/01/17/aston-villa-eyeing-up-move-for-chelsea-youngster-colkett/)

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Aston Villa are interested in signing Chelsea midfielder Charlie Colkett on a 12-month loan deal, according to the Mirror.

The 22-year-old is also … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/01/17/aston-villa-eyeing-up-move-for-chelsea-youngster-colkett/)

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### [Aston Villa make enquiry about Darius Olaru](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/01/17/aston-villa-make-enquiry-about-darius-olaru/)

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Aston Villa have reportedly had conversations with the agent of Romanian forward Darius Olaru about a possible transfer.

Speaking to Gazeta … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/01/17/aston-villa-make-enquiry-about-darius-olaru/)

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### [Villa linked with ambitious move to sign Islam Slimani](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/01/17/villa-linked-with-ambitious-move-to-sign-islam-slimani/)

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Aston Villa are being linked with an ambitious move to sign Leicester City striker Islam Slimani.\
According to reports in Turkey, as cited on the … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/01/17/villa-linked-with-ambitious-move-to-sign-islam-slimani/)

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