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Real Betis are interested in signing Jordan Veretout, according to Get French Football News. Veretout, who seemed set to join Marseille last week on loan, returned to the Villa starting XI for last weekend’s friendly against his former side Nantes after his move to the cash strapped French club seemingly collapsed. However, it seems Veretout […]
Gary Gardner insists that he is ready to finally make his mark at Villa, four and a half since making his Villa debut. Since the Villa academy graduate was handed his debut by Alex McLeish in December 2011, he has only made 13 more appearances for Villa after being beset by injuries. He made his […]
Brad Guzan and Idrissa Gueye are expected to complete their moves away from Villa Park, with both players set to become the first major departures of Roberto Di Matteo’s reign. The Teesside Gatzette reports that Guzan has completed his medical ahead of a move to the North-East, with the American set to become Middlesbrough’s back […]
Goals from Gary Gardner, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and Scott Sinclair gave Roberto Di Matteo’s side a comfortable 3-0 victory against Sky Bet League Two side Cambridge United. Roberto Di Matteo once again rotated his starting XI, with Jordan Lyden, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and Kevin Toner all given starts whilst the more experienced members of Villa’s squad were […]
Sunderland have ended their interest in signing Micah Richards, despite intense speculation that Richards would end up at the Stadium of Light. The Sunderland Echo reports that Sunderland are no longer interested in signing the former Manchester City fullback, despite new manager David Moyes wanting to add to his defensive options. Richards, who came through […]
Brad Guzan is set to end his eight-year association with Villa, with the American goalkeeper set to join newly promoted Middlesbrough by the end of the week. Following the signing of Pierluigi Gollini this summer, there have been question marks over his future and it seems his time at Villa Park is over, with BBC […]
Villa chairman, Dr Tony Xia, has hinted at further player departures in a post on Twitter. Xia, who completed his takeover of Villa in mid-June, has provided funds for Roberto Di Matteo to reshape the Villa squad, with the arrivals of Aaron Tshibola, Pierluigi Gollini and Tommy Elphick costing around £12 million. However, it seems […]
It hasn’t escaped the attention of Villa fans that a certain forward has been missing from the squad’s for the recent friendlies against Bristol Rovers and FC Nantes. Agbonlahor, who was suspended twice by the club last season over his behaviour, played 68 minutes last weekend against Worcester City, before he was replaced by Kienan […]
Although Roberto Di Matteo will no doubt be pleased by Villa’s result against Nantes, he will be less pleased with the performance of his team against the Ligue 1 side. The trip back to mainland Europe offered Di Matteo a chance to see how his side are progressing, with the new season only two weeks […]
Ross McCormack could be on his way to Aston Villa, according to the Mirror. It is reported that the 29-year-old, who is valued at £13 million by Fulham, is the subject of interest from Villa as well as Norwich and Newcastle United. McCormack, who scored 23 goals across 49 games last season for Fulham, reportedly […]
Villa have confirmed that Carles Gil has joined Deportivo on a season-long loan deal, as Roberto Di Matteo begins to trim his squad ahead of the new season. Gil, who joined Villa from Valencia in January 2015 for £3.2 million, impressed during his initial weeks at the club, including scoring a fantastic goal against Bournemouth […]
Joe Bennett praised the impact of academy graduates Andre Green and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, after the two impressed during the draw against Bristol Rovers. Bennett, who is re-establishing himself at Villa after spending the previous two seasons on loan, praised the duo after they caused the Bristol Rovers defence numerous problems at the Memorial Ground. Both […]