Aston Villa host Leicester City at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon and Dean Smith will hope his side put in a better performance than last weekend’s 0-0 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion. The Claret and Blues manager has been consistent in regard to team selections this season, but he’ll be forced into one change […]
Ezri Konsa has impressed alongside Tyrone Mings at centre-back this season, playing his part in Aston Villa boasting one of the best defensive records in the Premier League. The Claret and Blues are second in the table for conceded goals and clean sheets (SoccerStats), resulting in Konsa attracting interest from the likes of Liverpool and […]
Frederic Guilbert joined Racing Strasbourg on a season-long loan in January and made his league debut in Sunday’s 2-1 win over FC Metz, playing a full 90 minutes and registering an assist. The 26-year-old opted to leave Aston Villa in the winter transfer window after struggling for playing time under Dean Smith due to Matty […]
Jacob Ramsey has enjoyed a breakthrough season at Aston Villa, making 11 appearances across the board (Transfermarkt), but it remains to be seen if he’ll nail down a starting place just yet given the competition in midfield. The 19-year-old currently finds himself behind John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ross Barkley and Morgan Sanson in the pecking […]
Jack Grealish is having a fantastic season at Aston Villa, scoring six goals and supplying 10 assists in 22 Premier League games (WhoScored), and he has an illustrious admirer in Arsene Wenger. The former Arsenal manager, who won three Premier League titles with the club, praised the 25-year-old when discussing Manchester City’s Phil Foden on […]
Aston Villa will be without Matty Cash for the foreseeable future after he picked up a hamstring injury in the 0-0 draw with Brighton last week. The 23-year-old was brought off after an hour on Saturday night and was doubtful going into the Leicester clash this weekend, and Dean Smith has now confirmed that […]
Anwar El Ghazi recently spoke to the Ajax Podcast and was asked which player he would like Aston Villa to sign. The 25-year-old said he would like to see Dusan Tadic join the Clarets and Blues and hailed the 32-year-old for his professionalism and willingness to improve on the training ground. El Ghazi said: “That […]
Aston Villa confirmed earlier in February that Jacob Ramsey signed a new deal which will keep him in the Midlands until 2025 and Alan Hutton was delighted with that development. The former Villa defender believes it is “great” that the club have secured the future of a talented academy star and said that the 19-year-old […]
Emiliano Martinez has been making the headlines recently after a Man of the Match performance in Aston Villa’s 0-0 draw with Brighton, and Ray Parlour was the latest to hail the 28-year-old. He believes that Arsenal could regret selling Martinez to Villa and said that the goalkeeper seems “an absolute snip” at £20m. Parlour, a […]
Ezri Konsa is having a fantastic second season at Aston Villa and finds himself attracting transfer interest from Liverpool and Tottenham. However, the Claret and Blues need not fear losing him this summer as the aforementioned suitors are already overstocked at the back. Liverpool wanted a centre-back in January after losing Virgil Van Dijk, Joe […]
Mbwana Samatta has an uncertain future after struggling for form while on loan at Fenerbahce and could be on the hunt for his third club in less than year, as reported by Aspor. The 28-year-old joined Aston Villa on a five-year deal from KRC Genk in January 2020 and went on to make 16 appearances […]
There is a lot of talk about Ross Barkley’s form dipping at Aston Villa since his return from a hamstring injury and Football Transfer Tavern highlighted that many supporters want him dropped ahead of Sunday’s meeting with Leicester City. Dean Smith has so far resisted such calls to take the 27-year-old out of the spotlight, […]