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title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 2nd July 2019"
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author: "Read Everything"
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published: "2019-07-02T07:30:00Z"
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# Aston Villa morning news round-up – 2nd July 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 told to pay £30 million for Phillips](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/07/01/aston-villa-told-to-pay-30-million-for-phillips/)

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Aston Villa will have to pay £30 million if they want to sign Kalvin Phillips this summer, according to the Daily Mail.\
Last season saw Villa return … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/07/01/aston-villa-told-to-pay-30-million-for-phillips/)

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### [Aston Villa complete the signing of Matt Targett](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/07/01/aston-villa-complete-the-signing-of-matt-targett/)

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Aston Villa have officially completed the signing of Matt Targett from Southampton.\
The club had been on the lookout for a new left-back this summer … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/07/01/aston-villa-complete-the-signing-of-matt-targett/)

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### [Aston Villa join race for Lille forward Rafael Leao](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/07/01/aston-villa-join-race-for-lille-forward-rafael-leao/)

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Aston Villa have reportedly joined Everton and La Liga side Valencia in the race to land Lille forward Rafael Leao this summer. \
According to … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/07/01/aston-villa-join-race-for-lille-forward-rafael-leao/)

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### [Villa told to pay £7.1m to sign Mendy this summer](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/07/01/villa-told-to-pay-7-1m-to-sign-mendy-this-summer/)

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Aston Villa have learnt that they will need to spend £7.1 million if they want to sign Edouard Mendy this summer.\
The Stade de Reims goalkeeper has … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/07/01/villa-told-to-pay-7-1m-to-sign-mendy-this-summer/)

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