Aston Villa travel to Hull City on Saturday looking for their first Premier League points of the season, with the clash selected for live television coverage in the UK. Unai Emery’s side face the newly-promoted Tigers at the MKM Stadium on Saturday 5 September, with kick-off scheduled for 5.30pm BST. Sky Sports have confirmed the […]
Leon Bailey’s Aston Villa exit is finally complete after Olympiacos officially confirmed the permanent signing of the Jamaica international. The Greek giants announced Bailey’s arrival on Thursday, bringing an end to a transfer saga which continued beyond the English deadline. Read Aston Villa reported on Wednesday that Villa had given Bailey permission to complete a […]
Unai Emery finally has the opportunity to reshape his Aston Villa side at Hull City after completing a £77million Deadline Day double and watching his team start the Premier League season with consecutive defeats. Villa followed their 4-0 collapse at Brighton with a much-improved 1-0 defeat against Arsenal on Monday. The performance changed. The attacking […]
Aston Villa had agreed a loan deal with an option to buy João Palhinha before eventually turning to Leon Goretzka, with new reporting revealing many inside Villa actually preferred the German midfielder. Palhinha spent much of the summer on Villa’s midfield shortlist following Youri Tielemans’ departure to Manchester United and Amadou Onana’s long-term injury. ReadAstonVilla […]
Aston Villa have been ranked as the Premier League’s best buyers of the summer transfer window after new analysis calculated that their new signings were worth £60million more than the club paid. Unai Emery‘s squad underwent one of the most dramatic rebuilds in English football after several key members of last season’s Europa League-winning side […]
Aston Villa youngster Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba saw a potential late transfer away from Villa Park halted after suffering a shoulder injury in training. West Ham United made an enquiry for the 19-year-old during the closing stages of the summer transfer window, according to Jacob Tanswell’s detailed account of Aston Villa’s business for The Athletic. Villa were […]
Aston Villa might have expected Saturday’s trip to newly-promoted Hull City to provide an opportunity to kick-start their Premier League season. The opening fortnight suggests anything but an easy afternoon awaits Unai Emery. Hull have returned to the top flight after nine years away and immediately won both of their opening matches. They stunned Manchester […]
Aston Villa winger Luka Lynch has completed a loan move to Oxford United after the two clubs required a Deadline Day deal sheet to get the transfer over the line. The 19-year-old has joined the League One side until 2 January, giving him his first opportunity to play regular senior football away from Villa. Oxford United […]
Aston Villa had a £25million offer rejected for Jean-Philippe Mateta during their search for an Ollie Watkins replacement, with Unai Emery personally pushing for the Crystal Palace striker despite reservations over his suitability. Villa’s interest in Mateta was already known during the closing stages of the transfer window. ReadAstonVilla reported when Villa moved beyond their […]
Aston Villa have given the green light for Leon Bailey to complete a surprise permanent move to Olympiacos, with the winger travelling to Athens for a medical. Fabrizio Romano reports that Olympiacos have reached a verbal agreement over the 29-year-old after Villa spent much of the summer attempting to find him a new club. Bailey […]
Natalia Arroyo wants Aston Villa supporters “dreaming with us” as her heavily rebuilt Women’s side prepare to open their WSL campaign against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Villa completed their pre-season programme against West Ham on Sunday after a summer designed to reshape a squad which finished ninth last term. Arroyo has now turned her attention […]
Aston Villa decided to keep George Hemmings despite interest from three Championship clubs after Unai Emery identified the 19-year-old as part of his first-team plans. Preston North End, Swansea City and Sheffield United all showed interest in Hemmings during the summer transfer window. However, Jacob Tanswell reports that Emery wanted the midfielder to remain at […]
