Aston Villa, Leeds United and Derby County are all interested in a deal to sign Ed Williams from Kidderminster Harriers. According to a report from the Daily Mail, the Championship trio are being joined by Premier League sides in keeping tabs on the player. Williams has attracted a wealth of interest from clubs in the Football League recently after his […]
Aston Villa are being linked with an audacious move to sign Laurent Koscielny from Arsenal. According to reports in Italy, Villa are in the running to sign the player after he was told he was free to leave the club to find regular first-team football. The Frenchman has fallen out of favour at Arsenal after suffering […]
Aston Villa are believed to be in talks over a deal to sign Southend United youngster Charlie Kelman. According to reports from Football Insider, Villa and Brentford are leading the race to sign the player, who has been impressing at youth level. A number of other Championship and Premier League sides are believed to be monitoring his development. […]
Aston Villa are reportedly preparing a deal to sign Nottingham Forest loanee Saidy Janko. According to reports from Football Insider, Dean Smith’s side are already pressing ahead with a move to sign him when his spell on loan at Forest comes to an end. The former Manchester United defender joined Forest on loan from Porto late in the summer window […]
Tammy Abraham is expected to be fit enough to face Queens Park Rangers this week. The club have confirmed the Chelsea loanee should be given the all clear to play on Friday night. It’s a quick turnaround for Villa, who played Norwich on Tuesday night, with games coming thick and fast for Dean Smith. Both Abraham and […]
Norwich City manager Daniel Farke believes that Aston Villa will be in the mix for promotion under new boss Dean Smith. Speaking ahead of the meeting between the two sides, as reported by the Birmingham Mail, Farke hailed Smith who has recently replaced Steve Bruce at the club. When quizzed on the new Villa boss, Farke revealed he […]
Dean Smith will reportedly battle the likes of Bournemouth and Brighton in the race to sign Sheffield Wednesday youngster Matt Penney. According to Football Insider, a source close to the club has confirmed that the player is attracting interest from both the Premier League and the Championship as he emerges as a first-team regular this season. The […]
Gabby Agbonlahor reportedly told Aston Villa that he would play for nothing prior to the club’s takeover. The Press Association’s Nick Mashiter reports that the striker remains a free agent and is not thinking about hanging up his boots just yet. The former Villa man was linked with a dramatic return to the club over the summer […]
Former West Ham defender and current free agent James Collins could become Dean Smith’s first signing after taking over at Aston Villa. The Birmingham Mail report that Smith will consider a deal to sign the experienced Welsh defender, who has spent time on trial at both Villa and Ipswich already this season. Collins was close joining Villa while […]
New Aston Villa assistant John Terry says he is not thinking about the prospect of coming out of retirement. Speaking after his unveiling at the club, as reported by BBC Sport, Terry admitted that it is time for him to start working towards becoming a manager himself one day. As far as playing is concerned, that is […]
Chelsea defender and reported Aston Villa target Gary Cahill has been given the green light to leave the club during the January window to find regular first-team football. As per reports from the Mirror, as cited on Calciomercato, the Premier League side have told the player he can leave Stamford Bridge after falling out of favour […]
Aston Villa have confirmed the arrival of Richard O’Kelly from Brentford as Dean Smith’s assistant head coach. Sky Sports have reported that the former Brentford man will link up with Smith at Villa Park, as things start to take shape under the new boss. Smith replaced Steve Bruce at Villa Park last week, with John Terry also part of […]